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?