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Thread #59329   Message #949001
Posted By: Gareth
08-May-03 - 07:39 PM
Thread Name: BS: A good day for Bush
Subject: RE: BS: A good day for Bush
Mmmm ! To modify the A-25 Song and drift this thread back to music.

" In the National Air Guard a landings OK,
If the pilot can get out and still walk a way,
But in the US Navy, the outlook is grim,
If you miss the flight deck, and you can not swim"


Sorry, not the exact words as per the DT, but a mod of the version I learn't from a ex (and surving) "Swordfish" Pilot.

Just a thought - Commander in Chief or not - no USN Pilot is going to permit GWB jnr to land on a flight deck - his instincts for self preservation will embargo that. Nether would the Carriers Captain.

On the other hand GWB Snr served as a carrier pilot in the Pacific, could this be an attempt by junior to emulate. I which case I would expect his election