Chris Matthews is entitled to his opinions, and he is entitled to change those opinions. But at the same time, he is not entitled to rewrite history--his own history.
Media Matters caught Matthews "getting rewrite"--for himself--on Imus on Friday. That is, Matthews asserted asserted that he had opposed the Iraq war "from the beginning," when, in fact, he was cheerleading for the war; as he said on May 1, 2003, as President Bush landed on the deck of the aircraft carrrier USS Abraham Lincoln, "I think we like having a hero as our president." MM comes up with more stuff, too, showing that Matthews took various hawkish positions on the war, not just one dovish position.
Again, Chris, and all the rest of the cable newsers--take any position you want, so long as it's labeled as opinion. Change your position if you want, so long as the changed opinion is noted, too, just so viewers can keep track.
And in any case, recognize that others will be noting what you say--that's the strength of the blogosphere!
