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The question is drug use since that is the year they instituted drug testing, coupled with rumors of drug use plus lack of denial of such. Not that I care one bit if he took drugs in the 70s, that would normally be none of my business. However, it would show him to be a hypocrite in supporting the WoD, and as a voter that is my business.
298 posted on 02/11/2004 4:44:00 AM PST by antiRepublicrat

Oh, now I see where you are coming from.

You start with a conjecture (Bush used drugs) and support that by lack of denial (he never said he didn't) and support it with more conjecture about why an event did not occur (you think he missed his physical to hide your conjecture) and use all that to state that IF it happened according to your conjecture, THEN the President is a hypocrite because of actions taken by the feds against present day dope sellers, since you opine he MAY HAVE used drugs in the 70s as evidenced by unsourced rumors.... Ooooookkkkaaaaaaaaayyyy..... Pretty flimsy, I'd say. If all those convoluted thoughts would cause you to vote against President Bush in the fall election, go ahead. ;-D

You start with a conjecture (Bush used drugs) and support that by lack of denial (he never said he didn't)

Not quite. His answers are always obfuscated and qualified. For example, in response to the question he says essentially "Not in the last seven years" (sometimes spun to 25). It's like the classic Q: "Have you ever been convicted of a crime?" A: "Convicted? No."

This was in the context of being able to pass a background check, either for the last seven years or during the time of his dad's vice presidency. He refuses to answer whether he'd pass the FBI background investigation, which charts drug use back to your 18th birthday.

Add to that exactly why did he do community service?