re: #64 wrenchwench

Apologies for not being more clear.

CJ made the (correct) remark when he said, ‘politicians lie’. He did not distinguish between the parties.

My remarks directed at how politicians respond to the lies. I was not commenting on or referring to which campaign has been more or less truthful.

What is significant is how the parties and their leaders respond to campaign excesses.

Obama has been far more ethical than Romney in that regard- he admitted to and apologized for his parties excesses. He’s the boss and he takes responsibility for what has been said on his behalf. That in my mind, marks a leader.

Mitt Romney has a made a point of standing by what he knows are falsehoods promulgated bu his campaign. That is very unethical and at best shows poor leadership (and perhaps how easily he can be manipulated) and at worst, a callous disregard for for the truth if it stands in his way.

That was the point I was trying to make.