We’re trying to make our way through all the various versions of the Bush-Air National Guard story and come to some conclusions about which theories and explanations are credible and which are not.
We’ll report back when we find out more. But for the moment, here’s some more information to add to the mix.
Phil Carter is a former Army officer, who’s spent some time in the Guard. And he has a blog. Today Phil has a detailed post explaining what a number of readers told me yesterday: namely, that even if President Bush’s attendence records have gotten lost, torn up, or even spontaneously combusted, his service during the time in question should be verifiable through one or more other records.
Those include payment records, IRS records documenting withholdings from those payments, and retirement ‘points’ earned for attendence.
One or more of these records should allow the president to clear this matter up.
Phil has more details. Definitely take a look.