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Lowry’s Own ‘Bright Shining Lie’

Perhaps Mr. Lowry would be well advised to use fact checkers the next time he is wont to accuse others of lying

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Rich Lowry’s piece, “Bright Shining Lie”, is an apt description of his own article. What is it about this election that makes conservatives lie so much? First, Mr. Lowry says that President Obama blew up his debt deal with John Boehner. The fact is that they had a deal, but Boehner couldn’t sell it to his Tea Partiers and he backed out for lack of support.

Second, Mr. Lowry says that President Obama has never been a moderate. That would come as a surprise to many left-wing democrats who say the president isn’t liberal enough. In the early days of his presidency, President Obama tried to be moderate to deal with the Republicans, but they blocked everything they could that had his name on it — even projects they previously supported.

Third, Mr. Lowry says that President Obama never seriously compromised on anything until the Democrats lost control of the House. Really? Seems to me the White House wanted a single-payer option in the Affordable Care Act, but compromised with the Republicans to get the bill passed — all while the Democrats had the majority.

Perhaps Mr. Lowry would be well advised to use fact checkers the next time he is wont to accuse others of lying.

Rel Kempf, San Mateo, CA