Dear Declared Bush Hater; All politicians use forms of misdirection, deception and manipulation to get to power, stay in power and deal amongst all the rhetoric, lies and disreputable folks in human politics.
It is a given.
If you want only truth-tellers and complete honesty in government, you have to re-design the system.
You cannot blame those who rise to the top in politics; the system is screwed up.
And I would like to point out philosophically, that the President of the United States of America is a lot more honest then these two-bit scoundrel dictators around the world or the John Edwards "LAWYER" the democrats put up as an Alternative? Give me a break.
Additionally if you remove all those from office who tell lies there would be no one in Congress, the Senate, The Judiciary (don't kid yourself that is a political event too) or the executive branch.
John Kerry, the media branded as a flip-flop, the branded that Vermont guy a "loose cannon" and they branded President Bush a liar.
But in reality that is perception based Guerrilla Tactics, hoping if you say something long enough then the created reality sticks and is perceived as actual reality.
And you liberals need to give it a rest when discussing these issues about President Bush being a Christian too, as President Bush's religious beliefs are his thing, just like any religious belief is someone's own deal.
So take that you liberals.
Consider this in 2006.