"In just three days this week, the group said it had raised more than $400,000 from 5,000 contributors to air the ad.
"The group said many of its donors believed the Bush critique was justified after Republicans backed similar ads that said Kerry did not deserve some of the medals he won while in combat in Vietnam.
"To keep the issue alive, the group said it would announce a "substantial" reward on Tuesday to anyone who could offer proof that Bush fulfilled his service in the Alabama Air National Guard.
The whole purpose of Rather et al and the criticism of Bush's guard duty is based on the failure of Senator Kerry to answer the Swifties. He has answered not a one of the charges and Kerry and his colleagues are now reduced to trying to make the President look as dishonest as they are. This is impossible regardless of the authenticity of the documents in question. The President is an honorable and honest man.