CAVEAT ELECTOR

One of the most aggravating aspects of this, or any political campaign season, is the nearly constant lying perpetrated by politicians and their minions. While it happens on both sides, any objective analysis would reveal that recently the lying is much more likely a tactic of the Democratic Party. This is exactly what is currently going on in the Obama camp. It is an old story. Democrats seem to think they can just get away with it. A few examples: Kerry told the whoppers about "Chirstmas in Cambodia" and numerous other "Vietnam war hero" fibs. Clinton shook his finger at us and point blank lied about Monica Lewinski. Hillary repeatedly said she had no idea where the Rose Law firm billing records were. There are many, many more examples.

While is has been a long held political fact of life that you can't go after any democrat politician for lying --it's what they do-- Obama is taking it to a new low. One blatant example is his nearly constant claim that the economy is "... the worst since the Great Depression". In fact it isn't but that doesn't stop the Obama machine from spouting that whopper almost daily. In fact the economy is not even in a recession. A recession requires three consecutive quarters of negative economic growth. That hasn't happened. Not even close. The housing market, while under some stress, has very recently been worse, most recently in 1999 during the Clinton administration. The unemployment rate has ticked up a few points by it too has been much worse recently. The fact the the major news media is in the tank for him explains part of the reason Obama feels perfectly free to spout lie after lie after lie. Nobody will ever call him on it, and since he refuses to debate John McCain, he will likely never have to defend his lies.

Why can we sue and jail businesses who deceive us, and yet we have almost no recourse against democrat politicians who continually do the same or worse? The businessmen have the power the deprive us of a few dollars, but the lying democrat politicians have the power to literally control and ruin our lives through onerous taxes and regulations. Our only recourse is to vote against these liars and hope against hope that enough other Americans are astute enough to see through them. We don't have to just take it. Just like you wouldn't buy a car from a salesman who you knew to be an outright liar, why would you consider electing a presidential candidate who routinely lies. Why indeed?