Deception point i was born in ...

deception point i was born in 1967, so i’m too young to remember honest government at the federal level, if it ever existed (except for jimmy carter, who put it decidedly out of fashion). these days, though, bush and rove have raised deception to such an art form that it seem naïve at best to take anything whatsoever they say or do at face value.   take the roberts nomination. i watched some of the hearings, and was surprised to find myself being impressed with the nominee and, moreover, finding many of the democrats on the panel annoyingly contentious. i was overcome with joy that bush had sent someone up who wasn’t barking mad. i found roberts’s professed respect for the rule of law, precedent and process refreshing. and, though certain that he would certainly ru...