So Wisconsin State Senator Tom Reynolds gets up at a town hall meeting in his state and vows that he will fight the appointment of a woman named Helene Nelson to a certain state office. Everyone present cheers.
But then afterward, someone has to tell Reynolds that Helene Nelson was confirmed to the post last June. What's more, the vote was unanimous, and Reynolds was among those who so voted.
Informed of this, he replied, "I would have to talk to my staff. I'm not sure if that's so…I'll have to check with my staff to see how I voted…It had not occurred to me that that vote had taken place."
Here's the long version of the story.