Those liberal attack dogs over at, um, U.S. News and World Report have made quite a compelling case that Bush scammed his way to an honorable discharge from the National Guard. It includes this quote:
James T. Currie, a retired colonel who is a professor at the Industrial College of The Armed Forces and the author of an official history of the Army Reserve, said that while the Guard had a reputation as being a "good old boy's club" during Vietnam, that didn't mean regulations shouldn't apply. "You make a commitment, and in return for what is a fairly minor inconvenience, you avoid getting drafted and sent to Vietnam, so I think the least you could do was fulfill the letter of that commitment," he said. "Clearly if you were the average poor boy who got drafted and sent into the active force, they weren't going to let you out before you had completed your obligation."
And this:
Eugene R. Fidell, a military law expert in Washington, notes that nothing in Bush's military file shows he received prior approval to miss any of the required drills. Under Air Force regulations, Bush was non-compliant with his military service obligation the moment he missed more than one month of weekend drills and by the third month he was in serious breach of his duty. "By then," Fidell says, "you should be thrown out of the program or, if there is a draft, called up for active duty."
Also:
On May 2, 1973, his superiors in Texas apparently could not locate him or identify records showing that he had trained; they were unable to evaluate Bush's Guard performance, his superiors wrote, because "he has not been observed."
>Can't find the response. What thread
>is it in?
Build a Bush
>Am I being censored per amy's wishes?
Not yet, at least. I have a feeling you might be by Nov 3, though. ;^)
Tom
Posted by: VC at September 14, 2004 09:35 AMCan't find the response. What thread is it in? Am I being censored per amy's wishes?
Posted by: Olamdom at September 14, 2004 09:31 AMOlam, I replied re: Krauthammer in the earlier thread. Where do I go for my royalty check?
Deano, you're right: Ivan and G.I. Joe should've joined forces long ago. The differences that separate us are increasingly small. Don't you just know that Bush and Ashcroft are watching Putin enviously? If only we didn't have this pesky representative government over here, now that freedom of the press is the newest oxymoron.
VC, what about this headline?
"Demos relying on a 'cipher' candidate"
By Charles Krauthammer
Some Text: "The Democrats chose a candidate known for political calculation, a talent for nuance and an unswerving dedication to swerving constantly to avoid political risk. In other words, they chose a CIPHER."
This must make you proud.
Posted by: Olamdom at September 14, 2004 06:23 AMPerhaps insanely dry reading, but here's an in depth analysis of why the race is closer than people think:
http://www.emergingdemocraticmajorityweblog.com/donkeyrising/archives/000663.php
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Think Reagan would be happy with the recent developments in Russia? The return of Ivan (not the weather Ivan)? Beautiful, the two major nuclear powers, now claiming rights to pre-emptive war, anywhere in the world. Who needs MAD, when you've got insane? So much is unravelling, under the Dubya watch.