Obama lied, democracy died.
Obama is a complete and total liar. He does not even dissemble well.
Consider his illegal alien aunt, living in subsidized public housing in Boston. First, Obama claimed to be surprised by this revelation and his campaign decried the dirty tricks employed in the release of the story.
Several days later, it was exposed that Obama had totally lied about his aunt: he knew about her whereabouts and his campaign manager (David Axelrod) had another former client and Obama ally, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, keep tabs on the aunt.