Another indication of how Junior George used patronage to repay the illegal favors during the coverup of his record.
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<font color=navy>In a new development Wednesday, a retired Texas National Guard officer said he overheard a conversation in 1997 between then-governor Bush's chief of staff, Joe Allbaugh, and then-adjutant general Daniel James of the Texas Air National Guard in which he contends those two men spoke about getting rid of any military records that would "embarrass the governor."
Former Lt.-Col. Bill Burkett told The AP that he saw documents from Bush's file discarded in a trash can a few days later at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas. Burkett described them as performance and pay documents. He said the documents bore the header: "Bush, George W. 1lt." - meaning first lieutenant.
James and Allbaugh deny the allegation.
"The alleged discussion never happened," said James, who appointed by the president in 2002 to lead the Air National Guard. "I have never been involved in, nor would I condone any discussion or any action to falsify any record in any circumstance for anyone."
Allbaugh, now a Washington lobbyist, told the Dallas Morning News that Burkett's assertions were "hogwash."</font>
Sometimes Bush bribes people directly, and sometimes through ttheir children.
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