Fish in a Barrel
From the Letters to the Editor of the Boston Globe:
Come out sooner? The documents, for all intents and purposes, were hot off the presses. It takes a while to Xerox four pages 20 times each to get that perfect "Antiques Roadshow" look. Be patient, will you?
Can't argue that.
1. Dan Rather is, in fact, the morally-bereft leftist shill we all knew him to be.
2. The Boston Globe has the credibility of a Magic 8-Ball.
3. CBS News wishes it did.
Oh, THOSE three things (yawn).
And Bush using his military service to "aggrandize himself politically"? I think you just might have the wrong guy here.
It is indeed, Mr. Wheatley. However, to paraphrase your hero, President Clinton, that all depends on your definition of the word "his".
A window into his character
September 11, 2004
I APPRECIATE the recent Globe articles and the "60 minutes" segment Wednesday that include recent revelations about George W. Bush's record in the Texas Air National Guard. However, it's regrettable that this information did not come out sooner so that it could have been considered by people who voted for either George H.W. or his son.
Come out sooner? The documents, for all intents and purposes, were hot off the presses. It takes a while to Xerox four pages 20 times each to get that perfect "Antiques Roadshow" look. Be patient, will you?
We now know three things:
Can't argue that.
1. Dan Rather is, in fact, the morally-bereft leftist shill we all knew him to be.
2. The Boston Globe has the credibility of a Magic 8-Ball.
3. CBS News wishes it did.
Bush would not have made it into the Guard without his father's intervention. His father attempted to change or prevent negative reports about George W's performance. The elder Bush's influence made the honorable discharge happen, and prevented Bush's being sent to Vietnam for not fullfilling [sic] his duties in the guard.
Oh, THOSE three things (yawn).
The privileged young man who thumbed his nose at the system and then used his Guard service to aggrandize himself politically is now the arrogant president who believes, in his own words, "I don't have to explain anything. I'm the president."
And Bush using his military service to "aggrandize himself politically"? I think you just might have the wrong guy here.
The new information is a valuable window into his character.
JON WHEATLEY, Cambridge
It is indeed, Mr. Wheatley. However, to paraphrase your hero, President Clinton, that all depends on your definition of the word "his".
