Last I checked, the Swifties sank Kerry by telling the truth about his past. Since when is telling the truth about someone a bad thing?
I’ve done some studying lately and found that some here, including the owner of this forum, had attacked George W. Bush in a similar manner when he was first running for President.
And many of the concerns expressed about Bush back then have come to haunt the GOP since - especially spending in the guise of compassionate conservatism.
However, at least Bush was half conservative. Rudy's maybe 20 percent and shrinking every time he opens his yap.
Yes, the Swift Boats were telling the truth about Kerry. I probably should refer to this particular situation as “swift-boating”. Let’s call it a lynching of a Republican candidate by some Republicans. I would prefer that people simply debate the pros and cons of each candidate and then simply make a personal decision on who they wish to support. I don’t believe that it is in the best interest of the Republican party to actively work at destroying one of our candidates when it would have been wiser and more productive to spend that time and effort on supporting one or more of the other candidates.