Did you catch Scarborough and McCain attempting to rewrite history today?

[NNN0LHI]

As the two of them jerked one another off this morning on MSNBC they were both in agreement of how McCain was one of the biggest critics of Bush's brutal occupation right from the start.

Yea, sure boys.

Don

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/18/mccain-greatest-critic

McCain: ‘I Was The Greatest Critic’ Of The Iraq War Over The Last Four Years


Yesterday on CNN, host Kiran Chetry suggested to Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) that he’s been unfairly “painted as being a huge supporter of the president’s Iraq strategy. Is that an accurate portrayal?” she asked.

McCain responded that “life isn’t fair” because, in reality, he’s been “the greatest critic of the initial four years” of war:

It’s entertaining, in that I was the greatest critic of the initial four years, three and a half years. I came back from my first trip to Iraq and said, This is going to fail. We’ve got to change the strategy to the one we’re using now. But life isn’t fair.

Watch it:

The “greatest critic” who claimed the war would “fail”? Nobody heard that from McCain when he was busy campaigning for Bush’s reelection in 2004 and praising the President’s leadership. Here’s a sampling of what the “greatest critic” of the war was telling us in the months and years after the invasion:

“But I believe, Katie, that the Iraqi people will greet us as liberators.” {NBC, 3/20/03}

“It’s clear that the end is very much in sight.” {ABC, 4/9/03}

“There’s not a history of clashes that are violent between Sunnis and Shiahs. So I think they can probably get along.” {MSNBC, 4/23/03}

“This is a mission accomplished. They know how much influence Saddam Hussein had on the Iraqi people, how much more difficult it made to get their cooperation.” {This Week, ABC, 12/14/03}

“I’m confident we’re on the right course.” {ABC News, 3/7/04}

[King Coal]

1. He's somewhat dilusional, eh?

I sure hope he gets the nomination.

[TechBear_Seattle]

5. "Somewhat"?

:wtf:

KC, you are a master of understatement.

[King Coal]

12. It must be the Brit in me.

[TwilightGardener]

2. Well--he WAS often a critic of strategy--I will give him that. But the

above quotes show that he absolutely does not have the wisdom, judgment, or grasp of history to be president.

[lazer47]

3. McCain is living proof that untreated PTSD,, leads to

delusional thinking,,, the man needs to retire and seriously seek mental help...

[gratuitous]

7. Okay, I'll accept that as McCain's excuse

What's Scarborough's excuse for being such a vaporbrain?

[lazer47]

11. Scarface is just plain an Idiot, for which there is no treatment,

and quite possibly terminal

[Inuca]

4. It's almost sad, really

This is consistent with what he said and the strange, petulant way he behaved yesterday on MTP when he debated Kerry. It's sad to see a man on the verge od disintegration.

[karynnj]

9. and consistent with his trying bizarrely to label Kerry

and the Democrats as having been supportive of Bush's war. Kerry responded beautifully. It is amazing that McCain things he can get anyone to believe this.

[Inuca]

10. Some of the things he said were beyond bizarre

What you mention is the prime example.

[GreenPartyVoter]

6. Here's another McCain rewrite

"HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain, who has long identified himself as an Episcopalian, said this weekend that he is a Baptist and has been for years."

http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20070917/D8RMVA3G0.html

[spanone]

8. whatever......