[naturalized]

Straight from the horse's mouth.

[The G Man]

Good stuff. Thanks for posting that.

[js1138]

A German newspaper in Texas? Veeeery interesting.

[NonValueAdded]

Here is the nut of the story:

As brigadier general of Bush’s unit, Staudt was responsible for enrolling anybody who wanted to enter pilot training.

He maintains no one did Bush any favors — no one had to.

“He was a good candidate, well educated,” he said. “We needed pilots, and he wanted to be one.”

[Sacajaweau]

Tell Dan "in the can" that this is a pretty good source. He's alive and not a gossip monger like the little old lady.

[randita]

I'd love to have a nickel every time a liberal pundit says it's common knowledge that Bush received preferential treatment because his Daddy was rich and influential. Here's a retired Col. in the position to know first hand what happened, and he says that just ain't so.

[Paleo Conservative]

He should sue C^BS News for slander. The Killian family can't sue, becaue only live people can be slandered. Mickey Kaus says such a suit could be used as an investigational weapon against the perpetrators of the memo fraud to get information useful for criminal invetigations.

[Lonestar2004]

You guys are leaving out the best water park in the world - Schlitterbahn, which is German for slippery road.