DON'T LIE TO ME

It is entertaining to watch a mystery movie or show, as well as a magician perform , but it is totally unacceptable for our Government to lie, fib, or shade the truth. 

True, sometimes the Government is required to withhold information from the general public for security or safety reasons, but, there are few really justifiable excuses beyond that.

Examples of unacceptable untruths or withheld information recently, were the cause of unnecessary fear and panic. The unannounced fly over of the "Air Force One" plane for a photo op over NYC was a grevious error in judgement that should not have occurred. If it was really necessary to hold this event, it should have been widely announced and advertised. This was not and should not have been a "classified" mission. The president was not on board, there were no secret weapons onboard (I assume) unless the officials also lied about the purpose of the mission; which maybe they did. 

The lies and fears generated about the "swine flu epidemic" was another case of instilling panic when it was not warranted. An acquaintance tried to justify the mobalization effort as being a good exercise in emergency preparedness.  If it was an exercise, then sell it as such!. Or, maybe it was justification by the Government to get its Health and Human Services Secretary approved quickly, and more funds approved through Congress to allow for this "emergency". 

I have also questioned the truth to the financial downturn as being caused by the prior Administration's mismanagement. It appears more and more that the financial downturn was a ploy to elect the present Administration, that worked quite well, and maybe more so than the organizers of this event had planned. The organizers,as I call them, had hoped for a short term panic which got out of control and caused wide spread meltdown. Sorta an expensive way to get yourself elected in my opinion.