bryant

Cold Fury clarifies his earlier statements, and I believe I thus owe him an apology. I can't hold being closed-minded against him, either; I think that people on the left are just as likely to be closed-minded in exactly the same sort of a way. You think (say) Atrios believes a word Bush says without some sort of evidence? Nope.

Nor should he, any more than Cold Fury should believe Democratic politicos. Hidden agendas are the nature of the beast. The Republicans accused Max Cleland of being a pacifist! Pointing your finger at the left as the only people who do this is simply silly. "Did you know John McCain has an illegitimate black child?"

Now, I think Trent Lott's comments were pretty clear, and I remembered his involvement with Bob Jones University, and so forth. Still, I can understand holding off a little. On the other hand, I would hope that people will remember this, and the next time a Democrat says "This guy's support of Bob Jones makes him suspect," they'll listen. It's not always crying wolf.

Nonetheless: my apologies for the mischaracterization.