Republican Amnesia Syndrome

by digby

So, the post by Michael Barone that so many of us were agog over this morning is allegedly a hoax:

This is weird. Earlier today I linked to a supposed post by Michael Barone attacking the Bush administration over the fired attorneys scandal. It certainly seemed out of character, given the tone of Barone’s commentary over recent years. Some readers have been pointing out that though the post itself shows up on the specific URL, it doesn’t show up on the main blog page. The post in question very much seems to reside on the US News website. It’s not an instance of spoofing. But Michael Barone has confirmed to Andrew Sullivan that he did not write the post. According to Sullivan, relaying on Barone I assume, a hacker got into Barone’s site and inserted the post.

Here’s what Michael Barone told Sullivan:

“I’m pretty sure I haven’t commented on the firing of the U.S. attorneys. I really haven’t looked into it enough to be able to comment knowledgeably.”

Rather bizarre way of denying it, don’t you think?

I may not always remember what I’ve written, but I always remember what I wrote today.

Very strange.