Bolton Caught in a Lie

Reuter's reports that Bolton lied to Congress about whether he'd been questioned in Plame-Gate. The official story, of course, is that he forgot about it.

The State Department reversed itself on Thursday night and acknowledged that President Bush's U.N. ambassador nominee gave Congress inaccurate information about an investigation he was involved in.

The acknowledgment came after the State Department had earlier insisted nominee John Bolton's 'answer was truthful' when he said he had not been questioned or provided information to jury or government investigations in the past five years.

'When Mr. Bolton completed his form during the Senate confirmation process he did not recall being interviewed by the State Department inspector general. Therefore his form as submitted was inaccurate in this regard and he will correct the form,' State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said.

Biden, the top Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee, said that should have been noted on the questionnaire, for which nominees swear out affidavits stating the information is true and accurate.

'It now appears that Mr. Bolton's answers may not meet that standard,' Biden wrote in a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Fugeddabodit!

When questioned about the discrepancy, Bolton said, "I am not a crook." Okay I made that last part up.