[The Electrician]

I agree with your "maybe, maybe not", but we probably part company on whether or not speculation is warranted in the absence of facts...

[My2Cents]

Speculate away...I'm just saying that in the absense of any confirmation that his desire to hide this information is linked to his shift in policy on Iraq, we're simply trying to get into his head and assume motive. Reading people's minds and ascribing motive to what people do is what the left does. "He believes such-and-such because he's a racist!...", without anything to substantiate the claim. I just don't think we need to participate in that kind of approach of attacking a person's position on policy by trying to divine the motives of one's heart (black as it may be).

[ARCADIA]

I agree with your "maybe, maybe not", but we probably part company on whether or not speculation is warranted in the absence of facts...

The fact is that the man has proven himself susceptible to blackmail. Was he blackmailed? Who knows, but at least now we have a possible motive for the amazing about face.