The Hydra

Today's topic is a two-headed dilemma. Should someone be told when they are lying, and does it violate the rules of civil behavior when the person being informed is a government official?

The most frequent lies are the repetition of something we have been told, the verity of which we have not confirmed, or the deliberate omission of those portions of a narrative which alter the meaning. People who are adept at doing this are often called "slick." Bill Clinton is a recent successful proponent of the technique, and this morning, on FoxNews Sunday, the CEO of ACORN, Bertha Lewis, demonstrated her considerable skills of obfuscation. Of course, President Obama, earnest as he may appear, has been touting a health care plan which contains many provisions of which he is either unaware, or chooses to ignore. When Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) rightly called that lying, he was chastised by the House. Wilson did not scream obscenities nor call for violent action. It appears his only real crimes are that he is a Republican, and that he was correct.