part 2 from the center for american progress:
goal posts”” were already set: white house communications director dan bartlett “”was emphatic that the white house had no immediate plans to open bush’s entire file, which would include his guard medical records.”” bartlett said “”these are attempts to troll for personal records for partisan advantage. we’re not going to play. the goal post is being moved.”” but it was president bush who said “”yes, absolutely,”” when asked if he would “”authorize the release of everything.”” allegations of document destruction: the dallas morning news reports retired national guard lt. col. bill burkett said that in 1997, then-gov. bush’s chief of staff, joe allbaugh, told the national guard chief to get the bush file and make certain “”there’s not anything there that will embarrass the governor.”” mr. burkett “”said that a few days later at camp mabry in austin, he saw mr. bush’s file and documents from it discarded in a trash can. he said he recognized the documents as retirement point summaries and pay forms.””