Ahhh. Cometh The Lie.

       What I have to say right now will in now way affect how anyone has voted. Not even me. But in the New York Times this morning there's an OP-ED by Kevin Kruse of Princeton with a title "The Real Loser: Truth" He's a history professor and he reminds us of the fact that Aaron Burr, as a sitting Vise President killed Alexander Hamilton. So you know that political opponents can sometimes dislike their each other.
       He also points out that for many years the news media was required to "present multiple viewpoints" on contentious issues, a practice known as the "Fairness Doctrine." Remember that? Well, it seems President Reagan appointed members to the Federal Communications Commission in 1987 that abolished the rule. From then on we've had the rise of the Radio and TV talk shows and even so called news networks that are strictly biased.
       These made it easier and easier for candidates and parties to say and advertise big fat lies. To the point where one campaign pollster stated "We're not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact checkers." And that statement didn't even sink that candidate's campaign. If you don't think things are so bad, consider that the respected factcheck.org organization gave Mitt Romney 19 "Pants on fire" to Barrack Obama's 7. Pants on fire being reserved for the worst, flat out lies.
       We need to think about what these lies that are now spread by Candidates, PACs and SuperPacs of state and national parties as well as of the candidates and of so called independent groups and organizations are doing to our electoral process. If we can't tell who's lying and who's telling the truth or for that matter if anyone is telling the truth, how can we be expected to vote intelligently? Actually the reason for all this lying is so that we can't vote intelligently.
       So what? Is there nothing we can do to change this situation? Does anyone care? If you do care, there's still not much you can do. You can contact your legislators and complain. And then keep doing it. Until they start to listen. Same for President, whoever that may be.