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Serious questions about George W. Bush's credibility in his accounts of his misspent youth have arisen from a new group who say they shared those long-ago days of the early '70s with the future Commander in Chief. As noted in today's Washington Post, way down at the bottom of Froomkin's column.

These guys say they partied with Dubya, they drank (and other things), they sailed, they consorted with women of dubious character-- and they say Georgie was a punk. We think they deserve at least as much attention as the Swiffer Liars did. Genties and ladlemen, we bring you:

Pleasure Boat Captains for Truth

Look, there's a lot of people who will swear up and down that President George Bush is a genuine hard-partier, a real man who can hold his liquor and dope, a real hero of the dope days of the sixties and seventies. But those of us who served with him on the front lines of Miami and in the trenches of Houston and Cape Cod know the truth. The lies about Bush's ability to party sully the good name of all of us who really could party and sail at the same time, who fought the good fight back in the glory days. George Bush - you're a lightweight.

I'm Captain "Panama" Red and this is a true account, I think.

Note to trolls...we're pretty sure these Pleasure Boat guys are working in a category known as "humor." You're probably not familiar with it, so might want to start out on something easier like knock-knock jokes and work your way up. We know you, like your glorious leader, would much rather get back to the present day and have a serious discussion of policy issues.