Media memo obsession has enabled GOP to distract from Bush's lies about service
/The media's fixation on the controversy over the
authenticity of memos exposed by CBS's 60 Minutes has enabled
conservative members of the media to discount the serious questions
regarding President George W. Bush's National Guard service. The
media's focus on the memos has enabled conservatives to dodge questions
raised by the strong evidence indicating that strings were pulled on
Bush's behalf in the National Guard; that he did not meet his service
obligations; and, most importantly, that he has repeatedly lied about
his service. As recently as February 8, Bush told NBC Meet the Press
host Tim Russert: "I did my duty." [more ]