[Rokke]

Wit the exception of the opening paragraph, which is quickly overwhelmed by all the rest of the folks actually serving in the Guard who lowered themselves enough to talk to this AP reporter, this piece should actually help Bush.

Not that he needs it.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

"I'm really in neither camp at this point," he said. "However, I do see a direct correlation to Vietnam. The body count is really starting to get to me."

What is that?!

[Cincinatus' Wife]

***Majied, a Democrat from Albany who served 30 years in the Navy, including five years as a SEAL in Vietnam, said the memos support his belief that Bush was a "playboy" during his service years.

"He had enough money to get what he wanted," Majied said. "I think his main concern was not to go to Southeast Asia. I bet he never dreamed it would come back to haunt him."

Neal Eubanks of Leesburg, who served 39 years in the military - 23 in the Air Force and 16 in the Georgia Army National Guard - said the presidential candidates should move beyond their military records and focus on the issues, such as the economy and unemployment.

"You don't see Korean veterans or World War II veterans or Grenada veterans always talking about 'I served here and I served there,'" said Eubanks, 67, a Bush supporter. ***

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News the Dems need. Gosh, I wonder how many remarks were pro-Bush and left off the page.

[tiki]

They know most people won't read past the first paragraph.