Random Access Memories

Today Bush rallied behind Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after Hamas routed his forces in the Gaza Strip and began imposing a new order in the enclave after days of bloody civil war.

In January Bush cut funding to the Palestinians after they elected Hamas. This directly led to instability in the Palestinian government, and the ongoing civil war between Fatah and Hamas supporters.

But, now Bush is backing the Fatah-based government, rather than Hamas, the democratically elected government.

I guess that’s what happens when you cry out for democracy, but you don’t like the results.