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Does He Lie?
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| Contributor | Imperator |
| Last Edited | Imperator Sep 20, 2009 06:40pm |
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| Category | Perspective |
| Author | Charles Krauthammer |
| News Date | Monday, September 21, 2009 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | You lie? No. Barack Obama doesn’t lie. He’s too subtle for that. He . . . well, you judge.
Herewith three examples within a single speech — the now-famous Obama-Wilson “you lie” address to Congress on health care — of Obama’s relationship with truth.
(1) “I will not sign (a plan),” he solemnly pledged, “if it adds one dime to the deficit, now or in the future. Period.”
Wonderful. The president seems serious, veto-ready, determined to hold the line. Until, notes Harvard economist Greg Mankiw, you get to Obama’s very next sentence: “And to prove that I’m serious, there will be a provision in this plan that requires us to come forward with more spending cuts if the savings we promised don’t materialize.” |
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