[lepton]

Have you ever seen "Bush" used directly without the rank designation on paper like this? (That was considered an insult actually, unless used in the field talking to peer-to-peer!)

That's a very good point. Rank always goes with name.

[Robert A Cook PE]

In a CYA (Cover Your Ass) memo (and would anybody actually type "that" as a heading in a elaborately formatted, formally-typed "for the record" document, even one that the user NEVER expects to see the light of day again?) , would a military career professional in a formal letter "for the record" use the term "dad" when referencing a very junior, very obscure REPUBLICAN elected official in a strongly democratic state like Texas in the early 70's?

Especially if the supposedly "influence" peddling claims by a democratic hack politician Barnes (not yet even State Lt Gov. when this was supposedly written!) were the source of the "pressure?"

See, why would a "cover your ass" memo be written citing influence from a junior officer's (Republican) "dad" IF the influence were really coming from a (democratic) politician in Austin?

So, was Barnes lying last night when he said HE was the source of the influence, or was the writer lying in 1972 when "he" said that Bush's "dad" was the source of the influence?