[Mad Dawgg]

"You were saying that one ought not to promise what he can’t deliver. I was saying Obama has gone back on what he promised (or what he implied he was promising), but that it hasn’t hurt him. Why? First, and most importantly, because it got him elected. Secondly, because his implied campaign pledges were stupid. Thirdly, and this is more to the point, people forget. So long as you can govern well (and Obama can’t, but that’s a different story), you need not fulfill every promise."

Sorry again not interested.

My philosophy in life is fairly simple. "Say what you are going to do, do what you said you would." All the rest no matter how one parses it is lies. To many lies in Washington now. We need less lies and more truth and adherence to the Constitution. And Promising something that is Constitutionally impossible is definitely S.S.D.P.

Now if you want to run on the promise you will bring the measure to the House and Senate Floors (If they get control of each that is) then such is all well and good. They would be able to keep that promise. Promising passage though is bullshit and both you and I know it!

[Tublecane]

“Promising something that is Constitutionally impossible is definitely S.S.D.P.”

Actually, it isn’t Constitutionally impossible, just highly unlikely. If Republicans are to run on repealing healthcare reform, of course they’d have to make the point that they’d need a veto-proof majority to do so. Running on repeal doesn’t mean you promise repeal no matter what. Anyone who did that would be just plain stupid, nevermind a liar.

By the way, your obstinate truth-telling is admirable, I guess. However, it absolutely does not make one a liar to not “do what you said you would.” Do you think Obama planned all along to keep gitmo open? Did he deliberately lie about closing it to win leftist votes? I think not. He no doubt fully intended to close it before he realized how complicated the issue is. To someone as naive as you, I suppose that’s a lie. But if it was, all politicians are liars and cads (they are, by the way), and we should never listen to them and wash our hands of politics altogether because there’s never going to be another “Honest” Abe or George “Cherry-Tree” Washington.

Now, Republicans don’t need to go so far as Obama did, inm promising to repeal healthcare legislation. All they have to do is promise to try their best, and it’ll win them votes. Someone (one of those dirty strategists) will say, “Keep it simple and drop the ‘try’ part; everyone knows what you’re saying anyway.” Will everyone know what you’re saying? Yes! Because everyone knows running on repeal means you’ll repeal it if you can. Because voters are stupid, but not that stupid.