Some voters bought that baloney.

I suspect that good politicians are good liars. A truthful politician probably would have a difficult, if not impossible task, of getting elected. George Bush is a successful politician, of sort, because he's a darn good liar. And he knows how to get away with it. And it could be that Barack Obama is an even better liar than Bush. And I'd vote for Obama. Without hesitation. Because he's a liberal liar. Deep down. Underneath. He's a progressive, the new name for liberal. And if he gets elected, he'll push for relatively liberal programs. Oh, he'll compromise to some extent. Because he isn't as mean-spirited as Bush. Liberals tend to be kinder than conservatives. Some conservatives have a take-no-prisoners mentality. Liberals are more likely to make trade-offs. More likely to move to the middle. For the sake of harmony and decency. Obama, it seems to me, is a shrewd liberal. He knows he has to shift positions during the election campaign. To move toward the middle, and even to the right, on some issues. So he's in a position to move to the left when he's in office. George Bush got elected, in part, by pledging to be a uniter. Some voters bought that hunk of baloney. --Jim Broede