A HUGE STINK has developed during the past week over an ad running around the country purchased by a group known as "Swift Boat Veterans For The Truth", one of these shadow organizations that are raising money and/or buying media time in support of or against one of the presidential candidates. In this case, this group is financially backed by people who are supporting President Bush's reelection and is supposedly made up of fellow "swift boat" veterans from the Vietnam War era who are slamming John Kerry, going so far as to question the medals he earned in action.

In today's Chicago Tribune online site (registration required), a former fellow swift boat commander, one of three that traveled up the Dong Cung on February 28, 1969 (the third commander has since died) and now a Tribune editor ended a 35 year silence and wrote a piece to share his rememberances of that day, the actions of which brought John Kerry his Silver Star for valor. William B. Rood has said that this would be his only public statement on the events of that day, so don't look for him on the Sunday talkers. It's an interesting read by a fellow who don't have a dog in this fight.

One would think this would bring this to a close...but you and I both know it won't.