Politics without Honor

News flash: politicians lie. Republicans do, Democrats do, Libertarians do, the Whigs did, the Bull Moose party did, the Federalist did, and the Anti-Federalist too. And although there isn’t a particular scandal to cite, 74% of Americans believe even George Washington – the man who could not tell a lie, probably lied while in office. But is the fact that the public believes that politicians lie really a problem for democracy?

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