On Jun 7, 2008, at 11:01 AM, Clansgian AT wmconnect.com wrote:
I hold a president to a higher standard for two reasons:
I do too, but I am not willing to rewrite the dictionary to
accommodate that
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Regarding lying by presidents, there is a very thin line between a lie
and what is known as credible deniability or plausible deniability. A
president may be protected by those close to him with this political
expediency but the people's common sense increasingly often sees
through it. When the majority believe that is what happened then the
president's credibility and acceptability rating sinks. At that point
governance becomes problematic and programs which might otherwise have
merit often fail. I have no tolerance for such behavior regardless of
dictionary definitions.