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

To: Doug R who wrote (622802)	9/12/2004 9:37:57 AM
From: jim-thompson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

what do you think about RatherGate that dan lather is responsible for? will he retire now?

To: Doug R who wrote (622802)	9/12/2004 10:21:32 AM
From: J. C. Dithers	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

It's "possible" that you are incredibly clueless... as to what this election is all about. Slump. Bush's records show that he did his duty for much of the first four years of his commitment. But as the Vietnam War wound down, his performance slumped, and his attendance at required drills fell off markedly. He did no drills for one five-month period in 1972. He also missed his flight physical. By May 2, 1973, his superiors said they could not evaluate his performance because he "has not been observed." Albert C. Lloyd Jr., a retired Air Force colonel who originally certified the White House position that Bush had completed his military obligation, stood by his analysis. After a reporter cited pertinent Air Force regulations from the period, he complained that if the entire unit were judged by such standards, "90 percent of the people in the Guard would not have made satisfactory participation." Thirty-five years ago, Bush served admirably for four years. Using your standards, he and 90 percent of Guardsmen would have gotten Dishonorable Discharges. Do you have such tunnel vision as to believe that this argument is going to sell? Do you truly think the electorate cares about some missed drills and a missed physical(!) 35 years ago? (Were you even alive 35 years ago?) You people wonder why the polls aren't reflecting these "revelations." Actually, the polls ARE reflecting it. What they reflect is the perception that the hateful Democrats are wallowing in the mud of 35-years ago, desperately trying to smear the President (even if it takes forgeries) -- while completely losing sight of the issues that matter to the electorate, such a securing a safe future for their families and their children. That's why President Bush is building momentum for a landslide victory as we speak.