They’re not even pretending anymore:

Military records that could help establish President Bush’s whereabouts during his disputed service in the Texas Air National Guard more than 30 years ago have been inadvertently destroyed, according to the Pentagon.

It said the payroll records of “numerous service members,” including former First Lt. Bush, had been ruined in 1996 and 1997 by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service during a project to salvage deteriorating microfilm. No back-up paper copies could be found, it added in notices dated June 25.

Cue the Church Lady: “Who could have done this? Hmm, let me think. Could it have been…SATAN?”

Update: Lambert at Corrente has much more analysis of why this is suspicious, criminal bullshit.

But you really oughta take a look at them anyhow.

I am deeply horrified and sickened by what’s coming out of Washington.

Digby put it best:

George W. Bush has been making comparisons between the “War On Terrorism” and WWII. I didn’t realize that in this sequel we were the Germans.

And yeah. It is that bad.

In case you’re wondering what High Crimes and Misdemeanors looks like…you’re living through it, right now.