Continuing the search for local coverage of the questions surrounding Kerry's Vietnam service record that I started here, I moved next to the Hartford Courant. I found two mentions of the issue. One was a letter to the editor that read like it was cut and pasted from a dozen posts on the De mocratic Underground. The other was a syndicated Op Ed piece by Charles KrauthammerWhat I liked best about Krauthammer's piece was his no-nonsense reponse to the to the Kerry Campaign charge that the Swift Boat Veterans are funded by allies and supporters of George Bush.

So first you get Soros-funded Bush-the-monster ads. Now you get the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth ad (and book) accusing Kerry of falsifying his military record.

The Democrats have reacted to the Swift boat vets with anguished and selective indignation. This assault was bankrolled by rich Bush supporters, they charge. No kidding. Where else would Swift boat vets get the money? With the exception of the romantic few who marry millionaire heiresses, Swift boaters are generally of modest means. Where are they going to get the cash to be heard? Harold Ickes?

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