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« Risking It All on a "Moderate" Iran | Main | Voter Fraud: Colorado Report » September 25, 2004More Facts Emerge on Bush's Guard ServiceVia the invaluable PowerLine, I found a story out of Knoxville that you can bet Bubba don't wanna blog. From the online version of a Knoxville TV report: the man who swore then-Lieutenant George Bush into the Air National Guard, is rising to the President's defense from his Blount County home. Retired Colonel Ed Morrisey served in the Air National Guard and is familiar with the President's record since the beginning of his service.The WLVT story goes on to describe how Bush volunteered to fly combat missions in Vietnam but was turned down. Powerline's John Hinderaker comments: The facts continue to pile up, and they paint an attractive figure of a dedicated, patriotic pilot. Does this mean that the mainstream media will stop reporting as a fact that President Bush became a Guard pilot through favoritism, joined the Guard to dodge Vietnam, and failed to fulfill his Guard requirements? No. They will continue to report those things, never citing any evidence, because they care nothing about the truth, and everything about electing John Kerry. Rest assured, they know better. Because they read Power Line. But they won't correct their false stories until they absolutely have to.The Left will lie about it forever. Posted in Was Bush AWOL?
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Morrisey worked as the executive officer of the 147th Fighter Group from February of 1967 to July of 1968. From Texas he came to Alcoa where he was the first commandant of the Noncommissioned Officer Academy at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base. About Bush: July 14, 1968: Bush attends basic military training in San Antonio. Aug. 25, 1968: Completes basic military training. Nov. 26, 1968 - Dec. 2, 1969: Attends undergraduate pilot training with the 3559th Student Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga. He is trained to fly standard Air Force aircraft, including the T-31, T-37, and T-39. Dec. 29, 1969 - Jan. 20, 1970: Trainee, 111th Squadron, Ellington Air Force Base, near Houston. Seems he never commanded Bush.... Posted by: Buzz at September 25, 2004 11:31 AMBuzz, your point is? Nowhere in the article did it state that Morrisey commanded Bush, only that he swore him in. Posted by: John Smith at September 25, 2004 02:50 PMI think Buzz's point is that only somebody who was actually in the same cockpit as then-Lt. Bush are in a position to comment on his service. Posted by: Dave T. at September 26, 2004 08:25 AMSure, but why does it matter? At worst, we're saying the guy is no more qualified to comment on Bush's service than anybody else that we've heard from. Going by the above, it would seem that nobody who's commented on Bush's service so far is qualified... Posted by: Michael Chaney at September 26, 2004 03:26 PMSo this guy never commanded Bush. And???? You don't have to command a person to see what they're like. I never commanded anyone in my old platoon, but I sure as hell could tell if they were good soldiers or if they were ate up like a football bat. No one has been able to dispute what Morissey actually says: According to Morrisey, then-Lieutenant Bush more than fulfilled his guard requirements. Morrisey says in the six years the President served he never failed to meet participation point requirements. "Bush averaged 176 per year. In no year did he have less that 50," says Morrisey. "He was rated by his commander, Col. Maurice Udell in the top 5 of his pilots." Fifty points was the minimum required. Bush never had less than 50 per year. The "Bush was AWOL" meme is shot down, like many others that the Left has tried to bring up. Posted by: Raging Dave at September 26, 2004 04:47 PMBush: He loved to fly, until he didn't, which didn't take long. Posted by: adaplant at September 26, 2004 11:10 PMadaplant, Bush spent the full 2 years in full-time pilot training. He spent more time training to fly the F-102 than Kerry spent in Vietnam. And learning to fly the F-102 was dangerous. Dozens of pilots died doing it. But Bush did it and did it well - and then volunteered to go to Vietnam. Posted by: Bill Hobbs at September 27, 2004 09:13 AMSwearing in can be done by just about any government official/commander. (Commander in the military.) The person who swore me in as a government civilian is not a supervisor who knows me or where I work. However, he might be able to have a top down type of knowledge - if I volunteered for something interesting, perhaps - something that would involve his approval. So, it is possible that this guy knows stuff about Bush, even if he was not there when Bush volunteered. However, it is also possible that he knew nothing about Bush, as the supervisor who swore me in likely knows nothing about me. Posted by: B. Minich, PI at September 27, 2004 01:07 PMPost a comment
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