[ohioWfan]

So.........if I read you correctly, you are saying that Laura Bush is 'telling the truth' and that her husband is lying about social issues?

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Good question. I guess that is what I am thinking. I suspect that Bush pulled a common political lie by claiming allegiance to something popular during the election, and then dropping it completely afterward. To politicians this is in the white lie category. To voters who placed substantial importance on the issue, it is a major lie and betrayal.

Even when Bush gave lip-service to it, he was hedging. Change the name and he's for it.

These days I think many voters just expect their candidate to lie a little. Note how some McCain supporters are thinking he's lying just to win the Republican primary -- and they are perfectly okay with it.

We get just the kind of candidates we deserve.