Why Do They Do This?

I asked myself that about the Republican presidential herd when this story came out. Then I realized that they're running in a Republican primary, so they have to win the votes of the terminally clueless before they can go on to make fools of themselves in the general election. (And this time they will -- these things are going to come back to haunt them, unless Clinton or Obama are running. They're advisers seem to be mounting the 2000 campaign all over again.)

Say what you will about the Democrats being wishy-washy, at least they don't make shit up.

Thanks to Steve Benen at TPM.