] Brigadier Gen. Turnipseed, 75 and retired in Montgomery,
] Ala., says he's sorry he ever said he would have "had
] some recall" of Bush had he attended a meeting of the
] Alabama Air Guard unit.
]
] "I don't remember whether he came or not. Our unit had
] about 900- 1,000 men and he could have attended many
] meetings without me ever knowing it," Turnipseed said
] this week.

For anyone who feels so incentivized, there's a good timeline on this page that shows the details of Bush's service. You're welcome to examine it for yourselves.

Personally, I don't see anything there that raises a red flag for me. There are plenty of other things that Bush says or does that I find annoying or inexcusable. But this 30-years-ago suspected-AWOL non-story is not one of them.

Can we please go back to discussing *real* issues now?

Alabama commander regrets Bush comments