His bald spot spreads. His voice grows weary. Then, too, there are all these lapses into mental confusion. Now there is this confusion over his stance on Elian Gonzalez. Possibly, but I do not believe his problem was mere loss of memory.
Politicians lead busy lives.
They forget past adventures. This recent flurry of confused statements on the Gonzalez boy suggests a more serious problem than mere memory loss. After stating his new position on March 30 many of his fellow Democrats had at him with a passion. They accused him of breaking with the president by endorsing permanent residency for the boy. Some called him a panderer.