The Loss of Trust; Every untruth damages the presidency, not just the president.

Thomas Sowell "...there is a growing distrust of the Obama administration that makes weighing the costs and benefits of the NSA program itself hard to assess.
"The belated recognition of this administration’s contempt for the truth, for the American people, and for the Constitution of the United States has been long overdue.
"But what if the NSA program has in fact thwarted terrorists and saved many American lives in ways that cannot be revealed publicly?"

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"When Barack Obama squanders his own credibility with his glib lies, he is not just injuring himself during his time in office. He is inflicting a lasting wound on the country as a whole."

Let me repeat that, in bold letters:
"When Barack Obama squanders his own credibility with his glib lies, he is not just injuring himself during his time in office. He is inflicting a lasting wound on the country as a whole."

UPDATE: V.D. Hanson: Sort of True, Sort of Not  ..."He then bragged that domestic oil and gas production on his watch are at an all-time high—true, but he left out the salient fact that such gains are entirely the result of exploration on private lands, given that under his administration new federal oil and gas leases have by intention radically slowed."

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UPDATE: In a response to a reader's request that I be specific about the lies mentioned in the posted article, I listed these few:

HuffPo: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/... ;

 

Washington Post; http://www.washingtonpost.com/... ; 

 

Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/.../ ; 

   

There was also the President's preposterous claim that US oil production was up in his administration, yet it was all done on private lands and without government permits. More on that here: http://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/.../  

                                                                         

On Alito's reaction to Obama's SOTU speech, CNS reports: http://cnsnews.com/... ; " Justice Samuel Alito was seen to mouth the words "Not True" after Obama's comments. The ruling, in fact, did not allow corporations to contribute directly to a campaign or to coordinate expenditures with a campaign. Nor did the ruling lift existing law that blocks foreign contributions to political campaigns. - See more at: http://cnsnews.com/...

I can document further sources if you need them.

 

Notwithstanding these references listed, Dr. Thomas Sowell ranks as a highly respected economic source and many feel his statement can stand on it's own.

 

 Those who disagree with me I ask to not be offended at my stand. I know one or two of you and have much affection and esteem for you. But I ask you to please understand my concern for America and the direction she is headed.

 

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BH