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.
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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