Bush did not fulfill his guard obligations. US News has confirmed this using the documents the Bush campaign has released. He owes time, and according to signed contracts should have been called up to active duty as a result.

You're on target when you say the forgeries are the mud though. A nice plant if ever there was one. Hats off to Mr Rove. Unfortunately for the Bush campaign it doesn't change the cold hard facts revealed in their own documents. Their attempts to resort to Enron-esque accounting tricks to make the books balance should be expected, but not believed.

Don't be a dupe of the dope.

Killian's first draft includes a long description of Curious Stranger's Mother's carrer as a prostitute, refute those charges now or speak no more Curious Burkett.

"The U.S. News analysis also showed that during the final two years of his obligation, Bush did not comply with Air Force regulations that impose a time limit on making up missed drills. What's more, he apparently never made up five months of drills he missed in 1972, contrary to assertions by the administration. White House officials did not respond to the analysis last week but emphasized that Bush had "served honorably."

Some experts say they remain mystified as to how Bush obtained an honorable discharge. Lawrence Korb, a former top Defense Department official in the Reagan administration, says the military records clearly show that Bush "had not fulfilled his obligation" and "should have been called to active duty.""

As Rather has pointed out, whatever comes of the documents, the charges that Bush did not complete his service are true. The White House has not attempted to deny the charges, just muddy up the water so no one notices things like the US News piece.

Actually, that fits really well, come to think of it.