Politicians and electeds alike avoid the truth in astounding ways.
A wannabe socialist easily wins a Democrat primary in New York, in spite of her wildly inflated (if not outrageously false) biography.
POTUS denied nearly 3,000 people died in hurricane ravaged Puerto Rico, even though one news report includes figures ranging from 64 to 4,600 (the exact number is still being disputed).
And this blog could go on and on, citing example after glaring example of candidates and electeds stating one falsehood after another. Whether on the campaign trail, in day-to-day governance, or during Congressional hearings, the truth has evaporated.
And the electorate does not seem to care, because many of these purveyors of inflation and falsehoods are elected, then re-elected. Astounding.
Can American citizens really be so dense? Do not veracity, integrity, and ethics matter any longer?
This phenomenon is not limited to one political party, nor one locality, nor one gender, nor any other identifiable group. It permeates and infects our entire political system.
As truth evaporates, the risk to our republic grows.
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