Andrew Sullivan: Pretty Slow for a Smart Guy

The awful truth dawns slowly on Mr. Sullivan. It shakes my faith in reason that so many smart people are still trying desperately to defend the claim that Bush was honest in the lead-up to the invasion. But, then, almost none of them actually believe it. They're just saying it.

Which brings us to an interesting point: apparently clinging desperately to a discredited position counts as saving face, while admitting that you were obviously wrong counts as losing it. We're a damn weird people.