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Slick lies or clumsy lies - which do you prefer?
Before W there was Bill. I've been trying to decide which is worse... to have a President who's a compulsive but convincing liar, or to have one one whose lies aren't even believable to start with. Tough choice, isn't it?

Libertarians are perhaps naive. They believe that honesty is essential, even if it doesn't produce the hoped-for results. Straussians and socialists, on the other hand, believe that "normal people" in a free society will take the truth and make bad decisions. They believe that elite leaders must show the way, force good results to happen... and they're not reluctant to tell lies to the people in an attempt to get the results they want....