Are George W. Bush's Medals Fake?

There is a great entry by Kos at Daily Kos. It points out that:

(1) All of Kerry's army documentation is already available to the public, unlike former Sen. Dole claimed on Sunday.
(2) Bush could NOT have completed his Texas Air National Guard service. He should have gotten a medal just for fulfilling his 3 years of service. He didn't
(3) The medals he appears to have (in a widely available photo), must be fake, since the only documents Bush has released state he was given NO medals.
(4) It is possible that his final discharge papers might reveal a last minute awarding of medals. But BUSH won't release his records.

Bottom line, since they are taking the fight to Kerry in such a vile way, I will be extreme which I usually don't like doing but it's so darned easy in this case:

John F. Kerry, in his Armed Forces service, did everything right and has been honest about everything. On this score, sine he has never made an issue of his opponent's very weak service record, he is to be respected.
George W. Bush, in his Armed Forces service, did everything wrong and has been dishonest about everything. On this score, sine he has made a major issue of his opponent's very strong service record, he is to be reviled.

The fact the he is respected or is viewed as a good Christian in any way is something I can not understand. He and his compatriots live by pure deceit. Lies from the father of lies. Or is that too harsh?

Anyway, go read the details here.