The way I remember it they were not part of a Replican tactic, they were independent of both parties. Many of the Swiftboat Vets were actually Democrats. But facts have never seemed to matter much to Kinsley and the liberal left.
The Swiftboat Vets were NOT a republican group, although that is the lie that the Democrats keep trumpeting. In fact, there was a 2 year Federal Voting Commission investigation that ended up rulling that the Swiftboat Vets for Truth were organized by a group of veterans with no affiliation to the Republican Party.
Read the book “To Set The Record Straight” for the full story behind the creation of the Swiftboat Vets for Truth.
http://www.tosettherecordstraight.com/