In Orwell's nightmarish vision of the totalitarian future, political leaders literally rewrite history. Orwell was prescient, but he didn't realize that the peak of revisionism would not be reached until 1998. We guess some people's memory improves with age. Meanwhile, White House Communications Director Ann Lewis spoke on two network news shows in an attempt to discredit the president's most recent accuser. Lewis is now trying to discredit Willey on the basis that Willey continued to stay in touch with Bill Clinton after allegedly being harassed by Clinton.
Republicans also have their share of revisionists.
Monica Lewinsky is one of the best at the revisionist game. She gave a sworn deposition that she did not have a sexual relationship with President Clinton. After the deposition tapes were released in which she is heard telling her friend that, in fact, she had an extended sexual relationship with the president. Of course she reserves the right to change her version of past events next week. Conservative author David Brock has also had a change of heart.