Even if the worst happens, nobody will deny that the SwiftVet's dollars were the best 527 money ever spent on ads. I'm sure the ads will become textbook examples for years: Tell the truth. Keep it simple. Get it out!
No doubt!
Add to that the sagacity, even temperament and persistence of a John O'Neill and it is a winning formula that will change political dynamics for a generation.
From what I can see we have done little, aside from the money contributed, to help the Vets. The little firestorm has served to diffuse and confuse their message. We are way ahead of the general public on this and that may not be a good thing. We are analyzing minutia while Joe Schmoe is still working out the basics.
Looking forward, I wonder what the best approach is to help these guys. I think a bunch of screaming ideologues will do more damage than good. There has to be a way to run interference without blunting the lance. We want to keep the wound open another two months. A month ago Fahrenheit 911 was determinant but it has scabbed over and disappeared.