“I am no fan of Obama and believes he lies constantly. But this in and of itself does not differentiate him from pretty much any politician. This is largely because most Americans will not vote for politicians who tell them the truth. Thus politicians are by definition liars.”
So you’re saying Obama is no more dishonest than the average politician. Really? Is he roughly as honest/dishonest as Newt? As Santorum? As Perry?
Sounds like moral equivalence to me. ‘Sure Obama lies, but so do they all, and he is no worse’.
Really?? What an interesting position.
In case there’s any ambiguity, that was a polite but definite question. I.e.: according to your reply, there isn’t a dime’s worth of difference, integrity-wise, between Obama, Newt, Santorum and Perry. They are all equally big liars. That is what you said. Do you stand by it?
Or, by some strange coincidence, do the characteristics you ascribed to politicians as a class just happen not to apply to the current three GOP frontrunners? What astronomically unlikely odds that would be, according to your own statements.