Kendall, you certainly hit the nail a square one. We vote for folks because we WANT to believe what they say is true. They are going to deliver on their promises. They are going to do their best, etc. We pull for our candidate and some even work to help him or her implement their visions of how things should be. And when the candidate can't pull it off, we should admit it. And when they outright lie and go against the vision they foisted off on their loyal followers, the same should have the courage and resolve to not only admit it but to advertise the same.

DF, I remember the vitriol heaped on Goldwater ("Au H2O, In your guts, you know he's nuts" countered "In your heart, you know he's right"). And much derogatory was said against Buckley and yet both these men conducted an intelligent dialogue with opponents of honestly held opposing views. I wish Reagan could have done for the US what he did for California but time was against him as well as partisan ideologues.