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Bill Altreuter, of the blog Outside Counsel, points to an interesting side-by-side timeline of Dubya's war record vs. Kerry's in Mother Jones.

He also observes this: "One of the things that puts it in perspective, I think, is that Kerry opposed the war, and went, while Bush says he favored it, and took the rich boy way out."

And, "In a funny way the fact that Bush lay low for Vietnam forshadows his initial response following the September 11 attack. He went to ground both times, as far as I'm concerned."

Exactly. My fear that day, hearing Jorge was flying to Offutt AFB in Omaha, the former HQ of the Strategic Air Command, was that he was going to start lobbing nukes. After all, he was safe.

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On the lighter side (or tawny-chocolate, or something), Bill points to a recipe for Janet Jackson breast cupcakes. (N.B.: Link includes a blow-up of the "wardrobe malfunction", as a model of what the chef was going for. Just so you know.)

Date: 2004-02-14 08:19 am (UTC)
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"In a funny way the fact that Bush lay low for Vietnam forshadows his initial response following the September 11 attack. He went to ground both times, as far as I'm concerned."


And perhaps in other ways. Shortly after the 11th the White House issued a statement that Fearless LEader had done what he did because of a phone call to the WH, in which the caller stated that the WH and AF1 were targets and used phrases and wording that indicated inside knowledge of WH operations.

It sounded like a good reason to run away. However. it was later revealed to be bogus. And since ten a series of such reports have come from the WH.


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