Even Democrats are not contesting that Barack Obama lied repeatedly about Obamacare in order to get re-elected (they spin away from that issue as quickly and as abruptly as possible). Now, an extremely prominent Democratic Senator – Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) – seems to be conceding to another Obama lie, told in order to help him get… re-elected.
I read where someone was making a distinction between false campaign promises and lying after the campaign while governing. I was left with the impression that situational ethics are firmly entrenched in our culture. People think and actually say, "Well, I knew that his promises weren't true. That doesn't matter. I still believe him."
It's actually very sad because they don't hold enough esteem in themselves to demand better.
"Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law' because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual." Thomas Jefferson
"If people can’t trust not only the executive branch but also don’t trust Congress, and don’t trust federal judges, to make sure that we’re abiding by the Constitution with due process and rule of law, then we’re going to have some problems here." - Barack Obama, June 7, 2013
Quote: Palinista wrote in post #2I read where someone was making a distinction between false campaign promises and lying after the campaign while governing. I was left with the impression that situational ethics are firmly entrenched in our culture. People think and actually say, "Well, I knew that his promises weren't true. That doesn't matter. I still believe him."
It's actually very sad because they don't hold enough esteem in themselves to demand better.
As did so many vile trends, it started under Clinton.
Two examples:
When Clinton got caught lying about his draft status, the MSM told us to disregard the lies....because everyone lied to get out of the Vietnam War.
Then when Clinton got caught lying under oath regarding Lewinsky the Democrats, led by that odious snake, James Carville, insisted that Clinton's lies were again to be disregrded because they were about sex....and everyone lies about sex.