The words behind that infamous cover picture

The New Yorker cover has stirred much comment, but what about the content of the story?

Yesterday's commentary in the Wall Street Journal by By JAMES TARANTO had the following quote:

". . . My grandfather signed up for a war the day after Pearl Harbor was bombed, fought in Patton's Army. He saw the dead and dying across the fields of Europe; he heard the stories of fellow-troops who first entered Auschwitz and Treblinka. . . ."

I immediately thought, "that is odd, I thought those places were in Poland, which was "liberated" by the Soviets" So, either Obama is incredibly ignorant of WWII history or maybe his grandpa had "fellow-troops" who fought for the Soviets.

I will be very surprised if this gaff sees the light of day. It just doesn't fit the narrative. Now if Dan Quayle had said it, the late night comics would be yucking it up for weeks.

As an added note, Taranto makes note of the same thing in today's edition.