Two new sources say Bush National Guard records were "cleansed"
 

As Texas Gov. George W. Bush prepared to run for president in the late 1990s, top-ranking Texas National Guard officers and Bush advisers discussed ways to limit the release of potentially embarrassing details from Bush's military records, a former senior officer of the Texas Guard said Wednesday.

A second former Texas Guard official, who spoke only on condition of anonymity, was told by a participant that commanders and Bush advisers were particularly worried about mentions in the records of arrests of Bush before he joined the National Guard in 1968, the second official said.

Bill Burkett, then a top adviser to the state Guard commander, said he overheard conversations in which superiors discussed "cleansing" the file of damaging information.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washing...ard-usat_x.htm

:1orglaugh

Don't miss out on the real scandal. :)

as someone said the other day when discussing what Kerry was doing 20+ years ago...

who gives a fuck?

hehe :)

That's funny considering the right wingers you support spent tens of millions of dollars investigation what Clinton did 20 years ago.

Do you think the Clinton investigations were wrong now? Do you admit that right wingers were idiots who hurt America?

If what Clinton did 20 years ago was important to right wingers, then what Bush did should be too.

It should at least prove that Bush isn't a total idiot if he was smart enough to cleanse or have someone cleanse his record.

If it indeed happened.

I typically vote along the Rep lines as I believe in a strong military and in doing for yourself. All politicians are full of shit, but Dems blatantly lie to those that vote for them on a daily basis - "vote for us and we'll make sure the government will take care of you" instead of what should be said "get a fucking job and save your fucking money".

Funny thing is, I usually gain some respect for politicians, regardless of party, when these "scandals" arise...

Obviously you cannot count, as I make the late 90s around 5-7 years ago. Or does the fact that it was being covered it up not constitute a problem or does the truth hurt?

The clinton thing was a waste of fucking time.
The only thing I had any issue with clinton was the pounding on the podium pointing his finger at me denying it.

You're an idiot.
The issue revolves around his National guard (dis)service, which happened a hell of a lot longer than 9 years ago.


also, the whole "or does the truth hurt" line.. is fucking played.

You listen to too much Rush Limbaugh.

Has nothing to do with Rush Limbaugh.

Ok, it does...

EIB4L

I just like to say that. :)

whats good for the Goose , should be good for the gander :2 cents:

so are you saying , if it's proven that Bush has lied about his service in the national guard.. will you then have a problem with Bush?

What he was doing 20 years ago isnt as important as what he did in the LATE 90's which was trying to covering up his arrests and the lack of duty to his country after running off to the National Guard by altering federal or state documents.

Dont you think that could be considered a crime? If he was a democrat they would be screaming about impeachment.

I have plenty of problems with Bush.

But I care not about his service in the national guard, nor do I care about Kerry's actions of that time that people are making a big deal about now.

If I were around back then, I'd probably be Canadian.

You still do not get it.

If he was so good 20 years ago why do they need to change anything now and what gives them the right?

I don't care what he did 20 years ago, I do care that they think they can rewrite records to suit him now.