During the debate on Iraq last year Congressman James Moran, D-VA said, "If it were not for the strong support of the Jewish community for this war with Iraq, we would not be doing this." But now that he's facing a strong challenger for the Democrat nomination, Moran's campaign manager is trying to use the history eraser button, and Moran himself is trying to create doubt.

U.S. Rep. James P. Moran Jr. (D-Va.) said yesterday that he "probably" made remarks last year suggesting that American Jews were pushing the United States toward war with Iraq, contradicting his campaign manager's recent statement that the congressman never delivered such comments. [...]

"Jim looked me in the eye and said he never said it," [Moran's campaign manager Dan Lucas] said. "I have talked to literally dozens of people who were there, and they say he didn't say it." Lucas made a similar denial on the campaign's Web log.

Politicians (Democrats especially) trying to re-write history is nothing new. Likewise, it's not very surprising that Moran himself would have selective amnesia whenever the subject is broached. But if Moran needs help clearing up his memory, he doesn't need to look any further than his own website, where the first sentence of his formal apology still reads, "At a recent open meeting with constituents, I made some insensitive remarks that I deeply regret."