Donna Brazile said they have been around for years.
So?
She's wrong. What else is new.
The Rat accusation is that the some of the public relations folks that ran some stuff against McCain in the 2000 primary vs. Bush also helped the Swiftees.
The "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" is a new group, not to be confused with the Swift Boat reunions or other groups at other times.
Brazile is spinning. The "Same People" aren't the swiftees, they're the PR consultants, who by definition are going to work for someone, somewhere, every election.
By that definition, MoveOn is the same as the Million Mom March, is the same as the Democratic party.