Former Texas Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes seems to have had a turnaround when it comes to what he did for George W. Bush during the Vietnam War. It is rumored (but not confirmed) that Barnes will appear on the CBS news show “60 Minutes,” and tell how he feels now. But for a foreshadowing of that, watch this video of Barnes in front of a crowd, explaining how he feels today about what he did for Bush then. Long story short, he got Bush into the guard because the Bush family had money and influence, and now Barnes is ashamed he helped Bush avoid going to Vietnam. Below is a transcript:

Let’s talk a minute about John Kerry and George Bush, and I know them both. And I’m not name-dropping, saying I know both…. I got, I got a young man named George W. Bush in the National Guard when I was lieutenant governor of Texas, and I’m not necessarily proud of that. But I did it, I got a lot of other people in the National Guard because I thought that’s what people should do when you’re in office, and you helped a lot of rich people. And I walked through the Vietnam memorial the other day, and I looked at the names of the people that died in Vietnam, and I became more ashamed of myself than I have ever been, because it was the worst thing I did, was help a lot of wealthy supporters, and a lot of people who had family names of importance get in the National Guard. And I’m very sorry of that, and I’m very ashamed, and I apologize to you as voters of Texas.

The source of the video is here.