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Originally posted by Spanky
Keeping the peace was a major part his platform. Wilkies main political tactic was to accuse FDR of warmongering. Which FDR consistently denied. Meanwhile he was working out ways of getting us into the war and already had Marshall preparing European invastion strategies.
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OK. I'll believe he lied when I see the purported lies.
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No he wouldn't. Clinton lied directly under oath and people argued that it was not perjury.
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I don't think many people believed that, and they didn't carry the day.
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Can you imagine trying to prove he intentionally lied by not sharing all the facts. No way. Beyond a reasonable doubt - no way.
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You didn't click on the link I posted, did you?
Suppose you're representing a company in litigation. The CEO testifies that the company has certain records. Later it comes out that the COO told him the day before that testimony that the company had been looking for the records for years and had never found any. You don't think you have a little perjury problem? Please.
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Like this is something new. Using arguments and facts that support you policy decisions. That is standard operating procedure in every white house.
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You never answered my question -- is there a principled reason why it's OK to make these misrepresentations, or are you just a cynic?
I personally am troubled by a White House that makes a public case for war that does not reflect the best information it has. Sorry to hear that you're not.
