The significance of lying in American politics.
             The Americans, as a people do a lot of lying. America's current
             political system is overflowing with deception and corruption.i¿½ However,
             the deception and corruption is presented to the public in such a way from
             the most respected and trusted sources that everybody believes almost
             everything they hear on the news as if "that's all you need to know about
             it".i¿½ Who ever controls the use of the shallow street talk controls the
             depth of involvement the public will have in finding a solution to the
             multiple social dilemmas at hand. People are free to believe the open
             society lies told by the media.i¿½ Americans are open to lies of all sorts,
             and the U.S. government is a democratically run democracy.i¿½ How is it
             possible for the U.S. government people to "help" write a Constitution for
             the Iraqi people in six months or a year as they claim when it will take at
             least two years of debate in Congress to decide if telemarketers selling
             all kinds of unsolicited materials are "protected" by the Constitution'i¿½
             i¿½ We are open to telling gigantic lies, and little lies, and leaving it
             up to the perceivers to sort out the meanings for application to each
             individual situation.i¿½ America's leaders cannot be trusted to do what they
             say they will do.i¿½ They rarely hold up to their campaign promises, and its
             always the other party's fault.i¿½ Each presidency does bring its own unique
             style to the task of deceiving the citizenry. And at least you can derive
             some truths about a president from the way he chooses to lie to you.
             The characteristic lying style of George Bush the Elder derived from
             his core belief that politics and real life are separate realms. This
             derived in turn from the cherished preppy-snob distinction be...