60 Minutes

I tried to watch, but ended up having to explain absolute value math equations to someone instead. When I got home, I saw the blog world was abuzz about the story overall.

There is so much information contained in the articles, you may as well go here to learn about all that was revealed. Here's a taste:

In a memo a year later that uses only last names, Killian points to turmoil among Bush's superiors over how to evaluate his performance because there was no "feedback" from Guard officials in Alabama in 1972 and 1973 where Bush had been largely inactive.

"Staudt has obviously pressured Hodges more about Bush," Killian wrote on Aug. 18, 1973. "I'm having trouble running interference and doing my job Harris gave me a message today from Grp (Bush's unit) regarding Bush's OETR (officer evaluation) and Staudt is pushing to sugar coat it. Bush wasn't here during rating period and I don't have any feedback from 187th in Alabama. I will not rate."

The memo concludes: "Harris took the call from Grp today. I'll backdate but won't rate. Harris agrees."

Of course since this happened earlier in the day, I'd read Kos. Also check out Drum:

In fact, the White House has now released their own copies of two of the memos and doesn't dispute their authenticity. So if I had to guess, I'd say that these are copies taken from the microfilm archives of the 111th Fighter Interceptor Squadron. How else would the White House have its own copies?

But that's just fluff. The real question now is: what other documents does the White House have? Obviously they've had these sitting around for a while, and just as obviously they've held them back even though they claimed in February that they had made available every known document related to Bush's National Guard record.

I'm now officially to tired to post any more on this tonight. Perhaps more tomorrow.

*UPDATE* The New York Times provides the best article I've seen so far on the issue.

Failed on his commitment back then, and failing on his commitment now.

That's my take.