About face! Paul Begala says he was wrong to mock Romney about Russia (so was somebody else)

I must admit it's more than a little amusing to see the Left suddenly expressing concern about the Russian influence on American politics.

— CLA (@ConservativeLA) December 10, 2016

Over four years ago, Dem strategist Paul Begala was among those applauding Barack Obama for zinging Mitt Romney about the continued threat from Russia:

POTUS nails Mitt for saying Russia our #1 geostrategic threat. "The 1980's called. They want their foreign policy back." Bam!

— Paul Begala (@PaulBegala) October 23, 2012

All that mockery of Romney is coming back to bite the Dems now that they’re sounding the alarm about Russia, but Begala admits he (and others) were wrong:

So….maybe Russia is a geopolitical threat after all? Even though you claimed the opposite four years ago? https://t.co/GhCsXx9kqf

— Josh ?? (@ncpack2010) December 10, 2016

Absolutely. When @POTUS mocked Romney in 2012 for saying Russia was top threat, I cheered. @POTUS was wrong. I was wrong. Mitt was right. https://t.co/spF0zRZWEG

— Paul Begala (@PaulBegala) December 10, 2016

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Better late than never?

https://twitter.com/EF517_V2/status/807645381089787904

@ncpack2010 Do you believe you were wrong or does it now fit into your agenda?

— That effort (@donnakaye2014) December 10, 2016

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— Chris Tsotsoros (@ctsotsoros) December 10, 2016

See? It's not so difficult. https://t.co/qd1Jbyws9b

— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) December 10, 2016

Is there nothing @PEOTUS can't do? https://t.co/LpzBOx4CDr

— Goldens Rule (@jamesbranch3) December 10, 2016