Bush Volunteered For Combat

Looks like Kerry is loosing the only leg he's currently standing on... As it turns out, Bush actually volunteered to go to Vietnam, but was turned away because he didn't have the required 500 hours of flight time under his belt...

According to Campenni, Bush inquired about participating in a volunteer program called Palace Alert that used Air National Guard pilots flying in the F-102 Delta Dagger interceptor jet in Vietnam.

The Air Guard advised Bush he did not have the desired 500 hours of flight time as a pilot to qualify for Palace Alert duty, and, in any event, the program was winding down and not accepting more volunteers.

So much for Kerry's claim that he was hiding from service. This pretty much makes Kerry look pretty stupid right about now...