it was a few weeks ago, but diana from gotham summarises things quite nicely:

In any case, the flap over Bush's national service is one of context. George Bush is a mediocre resentful drunk who failed upwards at everything in life, who admits that he joined the National Guard because he didn't want to serve in a war that he didn't have the guts to oppose, who as President betrayed the trust of the American people and the world by lying the country into a unecessary war whose disastrous consequences will be unfolding for generations...Oh, well, you get the point. I grow repetitive...Let's just say that Bush isn't the kind of guy that I'd want to serve a second term in the White House. The comparison with Kerry's Vietnam service is kinda embarassing...The controversy over Bush's service is one of fitness for office and betrayal of trust. And if it was no big deal, then why didn't he simply release all relevant documents in 2000?

praying for regime change here at home.... [wr]
posted by Will Ross at 12:03