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To: TimF who wrote (447)	11/13/2002 5:30:56 PM
From: MSI	Respond to of 7936

Even if the administration is 100% honest how would you know it? You don't. What you can do is look at results, to get an idea of the health of the country and the damage or contribution being made. So far, by coincidence the country is losing exactly at the same time as those in power are gaining in wealth and power. Secondly, what are they trying to hide? If nothing, then fine, let the opposition look at everything. If they stonewall, that in the political world is always a good indicator of "something rotten in Denmark"

To: TimF who wrote (447)	11/13/2002 5:39:04 PM
From: i-node	Respond to of 7936

It doesn't lie like the last one did but it would be unusual for a modern American administration not to lie at all or at least knowingly "fudge the truth". It is about character. I believe it is a fact that the Bush Administration is not going to tell significant out-and-out lies the way Clinton did. But the kinds of lies that Ollie North told are part of every administration, and are considered to be for the greater good. I do not think you'll hear George Bush telling a LIE; if anyone has caught him in one, I'd be interested in hearing about it. He may say, "this is a subject we're not going to discuss" or "maybe, maybe not". But he isn't going to lie. Neither are Rumsfeld or Rice or Powell. I COULD see words like "that decision hasn't been made yet" when, in fact, it had been or essentially had been. But these are in the nature of the receptionist telling the client "He's not in" when in fact "he is" -- this is considered proper business etiquette. It is an exaggeration for me to say "Bush doesn't lie". A better statement would be "Bush doesn't lie about significant matters.". Of course, it could happen that someone catches him in one, at which time, I'll eat a little crow and get on with my life...