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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (335264)	12/30/2002 5:26:57 PM
From: jlallen	Respond to of 769667

Yep.

To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (335264)	12/30/2002 5:35:58 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 769667

Re: My simplest solution would be Mr. Allen does not agree with the opinions... >>> Obvious that he does not agree. >>> Also obvious that you do not either, since neither of you care to dispute the facts at hand, and you choose to merely retreat while hurling an insult over your shoulder (hardly an impressive debate technique). >>> I admit that - not being on the Texas Reserve recruitment board when they made the decision to accept Bush's application for enrollment - I cannot be absolutely sure of their reasons. Perhaps they developed a taste for low test scores on that day.... >>> But, in the absence of absolute, tape-recorded proof of favoritism, I am wont to accept the simplest, and most reasonable interpretation of the agreed facts: favoritism. >>> Fact: Bush's test score was only one point above automatic dismissal (by law) of his application. >>> Fact: We were at war, and many wanted to join the National Guard in an effort to stay out of the Nam. The Texas Guard had a backlog of hundreds of applicants for the very few open slots, and: >>> Fact: All of those more qualified applicants were leapfrogged by Bush's enlistment. >>> Fact: recruitment officials (including longtime family friends) seemed delighted to have a Bush apply. Presumably they were aware of the importance of the name.