Democrats routinely accuse Republicans of lying about nearly everything. Republicans routinely accuse Democrats of lying about nearly everything. Each side is absolutely certain that the other side lies more. Rarely do we get the opportunity to know for sure who is lying about something.
But this time we have something very rare. We have a credible witness with a reputation for taking notes, confirming sources and getting it right. Bob Woodward wrote a book titled the “The Price of Politics.” Woodward describes exactly who proposed sequestration and his narrative is impossible to dispute. So far, anyone who has dared to dispute Woodward’s reporting has quickly backed off, probably because Woodward tends to record things and he has very good notes. Now Woodward is asking a very important question: “Why is President Obama lying about this?
Sequestration was a dumb idea and credit/blame for it can be apportioned on a bi-partisan basis. It would never have passed if House Republicans, led by John Boehner, had not voted for it. It would not have passed if the Senate, led by Harry Reid had not voted for it. It would not have become law if President Obama had not signed it. It is the classic example of bi-partisan stupidity.
If Obama just admitted the truth, he would be better off. But Obama has a serious character flaw. He is incapable of accepting responsibility for anything. He absolutely has to blame this on Republicans because otherwise he would have to blame himself. Obama never blames himself for anything.
Obama has gotten away with obvious lies since day one. The main stream media refuses to report on his lies. They either know he is lying, and don’t care, or they are so infatuated with him that they are unable to see the truth.
But now he has a problem. That problem is Bob Woodward. Woodward is not going to let this go. When Obama lied about sequestration, Bob Woodward took it as an assault on his personal credibility. Woodward is on a campaign to prove that he got it right in his book and the man has access to a microphone. He is providing indisputable proof that Obama is lying and he is very difficult to ignore.
No one should underestimate the significance of this. This is the first time Obama has been confronted with his lies in a way that cannot be ignored. There is a real risk for Obama that the main stream media will finally start to challenge everything he says. If that happens, Obama is in serious trouble, because he stacks up lies like cordwood. Credibilty, once lost, is often impossible to restore. President Obama has been caught lying. It is no longer possible to pretend otherwise. The only question is whether lying, at this level and to this degree matters. We will soon know.
TDM