I'm not privy to the Swift vets' sources of financing, but I noticed that they stayed in a relatively inexpensive Comfort Inn when they came to DC for their May 4 press conference, and that a number of them drove a long way to get there.
Quite a contrast from Kerry's "Band of Brothers," who fly around the country on the campaign's nickel, dine in the finest restaurants and stay in 5-star hotels...
That is what I thought. I also seem to remember O'Neill saying that they all financed themselves to go to the press conference.