I received an interesting email with a url sending me to the The American Conservative, "Selective Amnesia." This is Pat Buchanan's organization; a group I have noted in the past. Pat Buchanan is a conservative very much opposed to the war in Iraq. The author of "Selective Amnesia" attacks other conservatives who supported the war for now ignoring some of the pro-war statements they made in the past. The author focuses his attack on Michael Ledeen, a noted conservative. Ledeen in 2002 made a number of statements pushing to take Sadaam out. Krauthammer is also quoted and noted as reversing or maybe moderating his views as the war has gone badly.
I haven't seen how these men have defended themselves, but it did get me thinking about how pundits and politicians change their views over time. No one seems to have the historical memory to hold these individuals accountable for past statements and reversals in opinion. . .or at the very least make them justify why a position they advocated so fiercely several years ago is no longer advocated.
For me this was most apparent in the eulogies of the late President Gerald Ford. It seemed like liberal Democrats, including Senator Ted Kennedy, were eulogizing him as one of the great post-World War II presidents. I couldn't believe it! When Ford was in office, Kennedy, and many of his ilk, despised Ford--particularly for the Nixon pardon. Ford was attacked with the same vigor they now attack Bush. I wonder if 20 years from now we will be hearing how great a president Bush was. . . . . .from the mouths of some aged liberal Democrats?
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