Before and After

Trey Smith

One of the fantasies that liberals like to tell themselves is that the dirty tricksters of politics are Republicans. You can't trust a member of the GOP as far as you can throw them! They are masters both of misinformation and disinformation. If a Republican thought he/she could steal an election illegally and get away with it, he/she would do it in a heartbeat and not lose as much as one night of sleep.

It might be a good bedtime story for progressives, but it's far from the truth. Dishonesty is part of the political toolbox for Republicans AND Democrats. If you don't believe me, check out the two snippets below from Jonathan Turley's blog.

Cortland County District Attorney Mark Suben, 69, recently secured reelection after a tough campaign. Nothing strange there. District Attorney positions are often much sought-after positions. However, Suben was hounded by media questions of whether he was previously known as Gus Thomas, a porn star in at least 12 films, such as “Devil’s Due,” “Bedroom Bedlam,” “Deep Throat 2,” “Lecher” and “The Love Witch.” He vehemently denied the allegations . . . until he was reelected. He now admits that he repeatedly lied to the public and the press but he refuses to resign. In “Devil’s Due,” he played an actor who tricked women into bondage.

~ from “The Devil’s Due”: New York District Attorney Admits To Lying During Campaign And Previously Starring in Porn Movies ~

Many civil libertarians refused to vote for President Barack Obama given his dismal record in the expansion of the security state, surveillance law, and assertions of unchecked executive power. The Administration went into radio silence on such issues during the campaign in an effort to win back liberals (as they did on medical marijuana) only to announce after the election that they would resume the same policies. The Democratic leadership has shown the same duplicity on civil liberties for years — including hiding knowledge of the Bush torture program and surveillance programs as well as blocking any meaningful investigations into those alleged crimes. Now, some Democrats have reportedly put that hypocrisy on public display again. Senator Patrick Leahy introduced the bill which, as originally written, required warrants for the reading of emails and was heralded by Democrats during the campaign as their showing of fealty to privacy and civil liberties. The Justice Department then took the bill and flipped it to serve as a sweeping denial of privacy rights . . . and some Senators are pushing on passage now that the election is over. The bill includes warrantless access to university email systems.

~ from Democrats Introduce Privacy Bill Before Election . . . Obama Administration Reportedly Opposes Privacy Protections After Election ~

You see what happened there? Say one thing during the campaign and then, once elected, say and/or do the exact opposite!!