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I’m deeply disinterested in hearing that John Bolton’s book is important from the same people who have called him a liar, a lunatic, and someone not to be trusted for years.

Don’t remember? Well join me on a trip down memory lane because the internet is forever.

You may recall that “Bolton is evil” was a veritable war cry among the Dems when @realDonaldTrump appointed Bolton.

Here’s @RepAdamSchiff, who appears to no longer be concerned with Bolton’s “conspiratorial thinking” now that it defends a Schiff-approved conspiracy.

It’s similarly curious that @SenBlumenthal is less concerned with Bolton’s conflicts of interest now.

Would imagine a multimillion dollar book deal predicated on explosive claims could be an interest.

And @timkaine no longer seems concerned about Bolton “distorting intelligence” to serve his own ends.

Curious timing.

Oh and Russian collusion!

I find it interesting that someone who “does not have the faith and confidence of Congress” can also provide the “smoking gun” that you’re looking for, @SenatorMenendez

And this is the second round of the about face.

During impeachment (remember that?) these same concerns came up. @SenMarkey no longer thinks that Bolton “misled Americans” - certainly at least not in his book.

And ditto for @SenJackReed. Apparently Bolton’s “judgement” is no longer a concern.

Getting through all of the Democrats who thought Bolton was a terrible liar with terrible judgement who have dropped that consideration would take ages.

And the usual suspects chimed in with the same concerns.

Wouldn’t you imagine that it’s not a good idea to trust a “psychopathic liar” @kurteichenwald?

Obligatory @SethAbramson mention.

Somehow Bolton’s desire to be relevant is totally divorced from his credibility as an eye witness.

Brutal to see even fellow neocon and amateur war cheerleader @MaxBoot make the thread.

Interesting how Bolton being “credibly accused of twisting intelligence in the past” is no longer a concern when he’s trying to sell a book of his recollections with fantastic claims.

Interesting, too, that apparently @JRubinBlogger doesn’t see this book as one of Bolton’s “most outlandish ideas”

With the revelation that Bolton wrote this entire thing not from his records at the time but his recollection after the fact, this may be my favorite tweet.

Never change, @JRubinBlogger

@BetteMidler? Sure, why not.

And of course, the media piled on.

Here’s @abcnews, whose conspiracies have shifted from negative about Bolton (remember this?) to based on his unconfirmed reports to drive a PR campaign.

I just don’t really know what to say about this one from @AJEnglish

@atrupar appears no longer to concern himself with Bolton’s having been “discredited”

Curious how @RollingStone left out “war criminal” from their more recent reporting.

Interesting time to start trusting a “charlatan” who belongs in a padded room, @CharlesPPierce

And surprising to lose interest in Bolton’s “lies and deceit” when reporting on an explosive one-on-one conversation, don’t you think, @mehdirhasan?

In case the takeaway here isn’t clear: Dems and their supporters should stop holding up people who’s credibility and reputation they’ve spent years destroying as paragons of truthtelling virtue as soon as it suits them.

It’s bullshit, and the American people aren’t fooled.