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In reply to the discussion: Krugman: The Great Degrader [View all]Benton D Struckcheon
(2,347 posts)but I mean come on, dishonesty on fundamental matters has a long tradition:
1 - Truman: never went before Congress for a declaration of war for Korea. Began the now long and dishonorable history of large, undeclared wars.
2 - Johnson: the Gulf of Tonkin, the Phoenix Program (a worthy parent of Guantanamo and water boarding).
3 - Nixon: No knock. Allende. All by itself those would do it, but then there's everything else. Not going to list, it would take me all day.
4 - Reagan: his tax cuts, his whole economic policy, which he sold to the "Reagan Democrats", most of whose children now have lousy, non-union jobs, if they even have jobs.
Carter was the only truly honest President we've had in my lifetime, and for his reward he was booted.
Obama's pretty close, I have to say.