We love a good shot-and-chaser, don’t you? And they don’t get much more classic than this one:

Let’s take a closer look, shall we?

In the Democratic Party, unlike the Republican Party, racism gets no sanctuary. The Democratic Party of 2019 simply will not abide by a white governor’s racist play-acting, even accounting for the passage of 35 years. https://t.co/LA3mLcfnc0 — Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) February 2, 2019

Fast-forward a couple of months:

"Because that’s what Virginia really needed as the cherry on top to this elaborate ice-cream sundae of embarrassment: an apology to Ralph Northam."

https://t.co/Hr6dCWUFbY — Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) April 10, 2019

More from National Review’s Jim Geraghty:

Several Virginia Democratic lawmakers feel like they rushed to judgment against governor Ralph Northam and state attorney general Mark Herring. “There were a lot of life lessons” learned from the wreckage in Richmond, said state Sen. Janet Howell (D-32nd). Chief among them? “Don’t rush to judgment.” “I’m sorry we did,” said Howell, who also pilloried national Democratic leaders and presidential candidates for weighing in, early and sometimes loudly, on the Virginia situation. (“Ignore them,” Howell advised.) State Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31st), who was among those to call for resignations only later to backtrack, acknowledged legislators were caught up in a media firestorm. “Statements were made before people even talked to the governor,” said Favola, who long has been an ally of Northam.

WTF? HE ADMITTED IT WAS HIM IN THE PIC! Never forget that the instant this story broke I said Dems would fold. Well… Their failure is complete. https://t.co/eA98c18jQG — Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) April 11, 2019

He admitted it … but then he took it back. He’d probably just rushed to judgment or something.

'Sorry we accused you… We forgot you were a Democrat. Our bad." — Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) April 11, 2019

We already knew at the time of Jennifer Rubin’s tweet that she was full of sh*t. But in light of Virginia Dems’ recent remarks, it’s clear that Rubin still had room for a little more.

Nothing so far. She’s too busy telling her readers to vote for Democrats like Ralph Northam. So conservative, it hurts.

I'd also like to take this opportunity to once again congratulate those who threw Gillespie under the bus for this guy. — BT (@back_ttys) April 10, 2019

I'm no longer a member of the party and probably won't be for some time but as it stands only one party has forced a state official to resign after a picture of the official in blackface surfaced: the GOP. — BT (@back_ttys) April 10, 2019

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Someone at the Washington Post remembered that Ralph Northam never explained that yearbook photo