I hate it when people lie to me. If I catch you in a lie, my respect for you goes down. If I catch you in several lies, I will be suspicious of everything you say for years and years.
I know that nearly all politicians will fudge the truth, not keep all their promises, and do some outright lying. But lots of them do stay true to a good chunk of what they espouse. Somebody who runs on an environmental platform may cast some votes that are not what most environmentalists would prefer. Some anti-abortion congressmen will cast votes that are not fully consistent with pro-life values. But overall, you know where they stand.
When a person makes a career out of lies and hypocrisy, you don't have any idea what you're voting for. That's one of the reasons why character matters.
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Yep. And that's why I'm not comforted by Trump's list of people he says he would put on the Supreme Court. I don't believe he feels any need to stand by his word. So nothing he says is reliable.
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