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Originally Posted by pan6467
Bush's fingerprints may not be on Swift but his people are (one just had to resign from his re-election committee). It's easy to say I respect you while I have my donors and henchmen find people with axes to grind and pay for them to be heard.
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hmm... i think if you'll draw this conclusion from a swiftvet having to stop being a volunteer in Bush's campaign, then the same measure should be applied to MoveOn and ACT if there are any Kerry volunteers among their ranks. I have not read of any examples... but I'm speculating that there are probably many. You may already go as far as this... I'm just saying that the first conclusion seems to necessitate the second.
But are we really surprised that the swiftvets are (perhaps zealously so) Bush supporters? I mean seriously, it's basically a two-party system in national elections. It's not as if they have a whole slew of candidates to support if they are against Kerry as commander-in-chief. In almost all cases, a person not thinking Kerry is the man for the job will most likely support Bush.
If these same people decide to donate to their candidate of choice, if they decide to partake in the political process, it does not make them right-wing henchman... their donations do not impune their truthfulness.