(Click story title for link.) Here is the story from one of two interviews that Retired Rear Adm. William L. Schachte, Jr. is giving. The other is to NBC’s Lisa Meyers for broadcast on Thursday night. Until very recently, the Admiral refused requests to get involved. It wasn’t until he heard his name mentioned by Lanny Davis on Crossfire that he felt the need to step in.
(Click on the title for a link to) the Chicago Sun Times article today by Thomas Lipscomb. Among other things, Lipscomb writes, “Questions have been raised about President Bush’s drill attendance in the reserves, but Bush received his honorable discharge on schedule. Kerry, who should have been discharged from the Navy about the same time — July 1, 1972 — wasn’t given the discharge he has on his campaign Web site until July 13, 1978. What delayed the discharge for six years? This raises serious questions about Kerry’s performance while in the reserves that are far more potentially damaging than those raised against Bush.” To move this off of the front pages, Senator Kerry needs to release his full military file swiftly. The Washington Post’s Michael Dobbs reports that the paper was able to get only six pages out of nearly one hundred under the FOIA.
Ed. note: This is a classic that has made the email rounds: You know you’re a Vermonter when…. 1. Your idea of a traffic jam is 10 cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway. 2. “Vacation” means going to Burlington for the weekend. 3. You measure distance in hours. 4. You know several people who have hit moose more than once. 5. You often switch from “heat” to “A/C” in the same day. 6. You use a down comforter in the summer. 7. Your grandparents drive at 65 mph through 13 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching. 8. You see people wearing hunting clothes at social events. 9. You install security lights on your house and garage, and leave both unlocked. 10. You think of the major food groups as: deer meat, beer, fish, and berries. 11. You carry jumper cables in your car, and your girlfriend knows how to use them. 12. There are 7 empty cars running in the parking lot at the grocery store at any given time. 13. You design your kid’s Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit. 14. Driving is better in the winter, because the potholes are filled Continue reading →
Can you believe this? Drudge is reporting on an erroneous tornado warning this morning for downtown L.A. An official bulletin was issued at 8:39 PT and was in effect for over a half hour. Link: DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004�
