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Andy544 Wrote: Jan 04, 2010 10:44 AM

Terry's post on 12/31 at 10:35 am nailed it- Americans don't want the truth. They want 'feel good' half truths and evasions; hence, Congress (and the White House) are filled with folks- elected by the American people- who will give them just that. We are facing national bankruptcy and insolvency, and being OWNED by our enemies, and yet the spending and 'bailout' binge continues, putting everything on the 'public tab', desperately attempting to 'put off' the day of reckoning until 'tomorrow'. The whole concept of PERSONAL accountability has largely gone by the wayside. It's much easier to vote for, and elect, double-dealing politicians (who wouldn't know what truth was if it bit them on the ankle) who will peddle their smooth,...

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Resolved: Tell the Truth

No one I know makes New Year's resolutions anymore. In part this may be because the resolutions often deal with our weaknesses -- lose weight, quit smoking -- so that when we fail, we resolve to stop resolving rather than be reminded of our inability to keep them.

Would that Congress might resolve to tell the truth. Most members probably know what truth is, but they cannot speak it for fear of offending groups that traffic in lies and fund their re-election campaigns. Lies usually raise more money than the...

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