now that the whitehouse has

[madrchsod]

released the "papers" could this be the end of his national guard problem? and why did`nt the democrats not focus on the real problem-his refusal to take his drug test?. after all everyone that is hired in the us has to pass a drug test-get hurt at work -drug test. every working man and woman understand what the drug test means. are the democrats so out of touch with the working class that they couldn`t see a blue collar issue in front of them? an issue that the blue collars can relate to???
(i think i got it right this time)

[StClone]

1. Ha Ha Not at all

As a reporter noted (can't remember his name) "how can pResident Bush account for being paid when his superiors note that he was not there." Can of worms!

This was on CNN during McClellan's info-mercial.

[papau]

2. Discuss Air Force Reserve punishment unit - not AWOL -ends problem?

ARF doc is from the Air Force Reserve punishment unit, so

I wasn't AWOL; I was ARF (transferred to a penalty unit - the document being presented is from the Air Force Reserve punishment unit, not the Air National Guard. Note the ARF (Air Reserve Force) listing at the top, rather than the ANG designator, which would indicate it was from the Air National Guard.)Bush being sent to ARF means he did NOT fulfill his obligations - People that fulfill their obligations don't have this happen to them. So at the very least Bush did not meet the standards he signed up for. The "character attack" commerical writes itself.

As for missing drills in regular National Guard (one drill=4 hours of weekend service, so a weekend=4 drills), once you'd missed 12 drills, you were handed over to your local draft board for two years of regular army. Unless your father had lots of clout, obviously.

[Beetwasher]

3. Did they Actually Release The Papers?

It seems like they didn't really release anything valid. Can someone clear this up?

[Warren Stuart]

4. You have got to be kidding

This issue ain't going away. Get over it.

[Brian Sweat]

5. This will go away if and when the press wants it to.

The simple truth is that George has some spainin' to do. It is obvious that there is something about his tenure with the TANG that he doesn't want to see the light of day. He is not going to come clean and the press is going to continue to hound him until they get tired of the story. The records being released to day will do nothing to clear up the story. If the press is tired of the story, they will pretend as if they do, but otherwise it will just keep on going.