Matthew Yglesias complains in TAP about “a new standard for honesty whereby a Democrat is lying every time his or her comments neglect to include literally the whole truth, whether or not the overlooked fact actually contradicts the claim in question.” That’s funny. Isn’t this the same standard often used by the President’s critics (including Yglesias) to label Bush a liar? I say pox on all their houses. As I’ve posted before, a lie is deliberately false or misleading statement. Not just any falsehood, half-truth, or mistatement qualifies — and this is true for folks on both sides of the aisle.
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