Could this Hofstadter quote be referring to recent outbursts (by Schiff, Mueller, Weismann, Maddow etc.) on "Collusion with Russian Hacking"? Or, to the Deep State's cow about Saddam's WMDs? If not, why not? Until those who were up to their necks in such BS come clean on how wrong they were, they have no cred on anything of minimal importance.