Hedge,
Are you saying Obama hasn't lied? All politicians here lie.
I never saw Hillary Clinton lie, never saw Obama lie, never saw Bush lie.
I've seen Bush twist the truth a whole lot though.
But that's a whole different matter.
Eg, when Bush claimed that there were proof of WMD's in Iraq, I'm sure he had indications that there MAY have been some, getting flawed intelligence.
And twisting it.
But I'm not sure he entirely lied.
Another good example is Bill Clinton. In his world, getting his dick sucked wasn't sex. So he didn't lie.
But that congressman who had a gay boy affair, he lied.
And was slayed for it.
Sure, the politicians aren't exactly truthful. But to flat out lie is very dangerous.
Dodging questions and issues is much more common.
And making loose promises that may sound like something else than it is eg:
If Obama holds a speech in a state where people are against guns:
"I will work to make legislations to take guns off the streets"
WTF does that mean really? Nothing precise.
It could mean longer prison times or all-out ban for guns.
In a gun-loving state Obama could say:
"I promise to protect the gun owners constitutional rights. I am 100% committed to the 2nd amendment"
That would sound awesome in the ears of a trigger happy Redneck who loves nothing more than to wear guns and to shot with his AK-47 in the weekends sporting a sweaty tanktop.
But it doesn't mean jack shit really.
It only means he isn't likely to ban guns completely.
So when Obama says he isn't for an all-out ban, that says enough IMO.