Check out TPM tonight re: Bush's TDA with the AANG, PLUS

[DemBones DemBones]

his "community service."

"Jean Sullivan, a former RNC national committeewoman and Alabama GOP leader, is one of Bush's staunchest defenders in the article. She worked on the 1972 Blount campaign along with the president."

"Some within the Alabama Guard were resentful because Bush was from Texas and was spending only the minimum amount of required time on duty, said Sullivan. "It was just some idiots," said Sullivan."

"So there was already disgruntlement even then from "some idiots". Sullivan was mad about the rumors that were circulating. So she called up the base commander, or someone in authority, to give him an earful and ask him to get the rumors from the "idiots" under control. Then he called back and apologized to her. "

"Is this version of events really helpful to the president?"

"I guess at least it'll put to rest those critics who say he shirked his duty and had to have his dad's political friends cover for him."

ROTFL!

PLUS a transcript of Helen (Thomas, presumably) questioning Bush mouthpiece Scott McClellan repeatedly at a press conference:

Sample:

"Q: Did he have to do any community service while he was in the National Guard?

Scott McClellan: Look, Helen, I think the issue here was whether or not the President served in Alabama. Records have documented --

Q: I'm asking you a different question. That's permissible."

ROTFLMAO!!!

EDIT: Some of you'll probably want to know what TPM is -- it's Josh Marshall's Talking Points Memo.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com

[pinto]

1. TPM = ? the political minute, the press m..., no help.

[grasswire]

2. talking points memo

Written by Joshua Micah Marshall.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

3. Please speak english

some of us are acronymed out.

[DemBones DemBones]

4. OK, I added the URL for Talking Points Memo (TPM)

right after I posted (and realized I'd left it off) but here are others:

TDA = Temporary Duty Assignment

AANG = Alabama Air National Guard

and, though I don't think I used it,

TANG = Texas Air National Guard