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Originally Posted by Hudson
Again, it was the AFNG who granted Bush an honorable discharge from Service. To obtain that discharge, one must perform the duties at least adequately. As for the missing drills, that is explained as excused absences and thus not a misconduct issue at all. This is taken into consideration when applying for an honorable discharge. Furthermore, using "armchair quarterbacking" when you neither were in charge nor perform the same duties without political malice or prejudgment, is morally reprehensible. And I would apply the same standard to anyone on Kerry's record of his discharge or service.
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Except for one little detail.
Bush was politically connected, Kerry wasn't.
Take for example when Bush was at Harken energy, as a "consultant" getting paid 80k a year, he was on the audit committee, he got a letter from the auditors saying they had discovered accounting irregularities, and would have to restate earnings, he also got a letter from corporate counsel stating that trading company stock on insider information was illegal, Bush sold all his Harken stock the next day, before the restating of earnings was announced and the stock dropped $20/share.
The SEC investigated, and according to Bush "exonerated him".
Not exactly, a file was opened on Bush, and all investigators were taken off the case, and no new investigators were assigned to the case, and the statute of limitations expired.
Special treatment or just a routine administrative foul up?