Mitt Romney has shown me how to be Teflon for the next 4 years

[reflection]

Since all the RWers here at work have switched their gameplan from crowing about their imminent victory to fearful teeth-gnashing, if Obama pulls this off (which I imagine he will) and anything bad happens in the second term, I am just going to point out that I supported the wonderful Mitt Romney over the horrible liberal Marxist Muslim Kenyan-born Obama.

Of course they will point to the fact that I openly campaigned for Obama, donated money to both him and the Ohio Moveon.org efforts, but I will just say "That's simply not true. I have always been a Mitt Romney and Republican supporter."

At some point they are going to call me a liar. I will tell them they are playing "small ball" and that attacking me is not a winning argument. I will be Shocked and ask them what kind of person would I be if I could look them directly in the eye and tell them I have beliefs which are diametrically opposed to those I stood for for many years? Who could possibly conceive of such duplicity? I will be Very Offended and I will cluck my tongue and tell them I'm glad I wasn't one of those nasty Democrats I've been hearing about. Then I will laugh my ass off silently inside.

[MrYikes]

1. but will they get it?

or just stand there scratching their butts.

[reflection]

2. Hopefully we'll find out. n/t

[ProudProgressiveNow]

11. +1 nt

[BlueStreak]

3. And you can always remind them that Pesident Romney created the problem

during his 3-month term as President.

That's a true as anything else. Try it out. In a world where facts have so little currency, I think you will be surprised at how well that one works.

[reflection]

5. There are so many possibilties.

All it takes is a manly chin, some streaks of gray on the sides (already got that covered) and the ability to stare unblinkingly straight into someone's eyes while unloading multiple flatbeds of deception and chicanery. I think I will have great fun with this if Obama wins. I will blame everything on Romney. They will be expecting me to blame it on Bush.

[siligut]

4. This above all; to thine own self be true. ~ William Shakespeare

You have hit the nail on the head here, lies are quite convenient and often much easier than the truth. However, a successful liar is also an addict, as no one lie can ever stand alone.

Soon you will find yourself cheating on your SO, stiffing wait-people, kicking the dog and wearing too much cologne. You really don't want to go down that road.

[reflection]

6. Your point is well taken.

But note that the most accomplished liar can construct his own reality. So I really won't be doing any of those things, no matter what the howls of protest say. I just need to drill into the part of my brain that controls empathy and short circuit it and I'll be set. And if that doesn't work, I'll just go under the knife, remove everything but the medulla oblongata and emerge like a phoenix as a modern-day W.

[siligut]

9. Sigh, I too dream of a world without empathy and consequences.

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[reflection]

10. Alas, Josef

We hardly knew ye.

[theKed]

7. On the other hand

Your tax rate will probably come down, you'll get to be first in line at family dinners, and you won't have to worry about niggling details like putting the dog *inside* the car.

[onethatcares]

8. tax rate??????

I'm just going to calmly look the IRS agent in the eye and tell him/her

I'm above keeping records but they are welcome to my 1992 forms.

No More, no less

[theKed]

12. Fair point

Taxes are for plebes.