Second Oldest Trick in the Book
The White House released payroll records today, supposedly proving that the President was never AWOL or otherwise derelict of duty from the National Guard back in the days before disco.
Why payroll records? Anybody can be on "payroll," just ask the mafia. Payroll records prove jack squat, and surprise! White House Press Wrangler Scott McClellan agrees with me!
[U]nder questioning from reporters, McClellan said the records do not specifically show that Bush reported for Guard duty in Alabama, where he spent much of 1972 working on a Senate campaign. And he said the White House has been unable to locate anyone who remembers serving with Bush during that period.However, McClellan said, "he was paid for the days he served in the Air National Guard. That's why I said that these records clearly document that the president fulfilled his duties."
In truth, the only proof to come out of today is that Scott McClellan is no Ari Fleischer.
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FYI CalPundit has been all
FYI CalPundit has been all over this issue. The thing that's missing is a full release of Bush's service records. He has a privacy right to NOT release them, but every other significant politician has. Why has he not?
In the Russert interview, he indicated that he'd "already" released his records. Right....
As best I understand it, the
As best I understand it, the Prez has an honorable discharge- not general, not general under honorable conditions, not dishonorable, but honorable. If he does in fact have such a discharge, then that means he fulfilled his service commitment. And that's it.
Ross- it's my understanding that all personnel records are available to the public, since servicemembers are federal employees and therefore answerable to the public. Never tried to put this to the test via DoD, but there are online "buddy finders" that can verify someone's service branch, duration of tour, and rank at separation.