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In reply to the discussion: Krugman: The Great Degrader [View all]hfojvt
(37,573 posts)30. I do object
to Krugman's assertion that Bush was the first President to lie.
That isn't a "defense of Bush".
How many times do I have to say that Lewinsky was not about a "fundamental matter" before you will stop asking me if I equate things?
But a blatant lie certainly opens the door. If I cannot trust you not to steal 10 cents, how can I trust you not to steal $1,000? If you lie to the people you say that you love, then why wouldn't you also lie to complete strangers?
I always said that about Bush too. That Bush lied about math. He basically said things like 3 +5 is greater than the square root of 81. If you lie about something that anybody can check on a calculator, then why would we trust ANYthing you say?
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No doubt W was the worst ever, but no more of the "we may never recover" melodrama, please.
reformist2
Apr 2013
#7
No, there is no question. Bush was the worse and yes, we may never recover.
Katashi_itto
Apr 2013
#10
The absurdity of the control we allowed Karl Rove to gain over our nation
Cliff Arnebeck
Apr 2013
#32
Neither George W. Bush nor Karl Rove Individually Wrecked the Havoc.
Justina For Justice
Apr 2013
#40