E.J. Dionne: Some Lies Are More Equal Than Others | NewsReal Blog

E.J. Dionne: Some Lies Are More Equal Than Others | NewsReal Blog: "George Orwell’s Animal Farm taught us that while all animals are equal, some animals are more equal than others. Now, we have E.J. Dionne (whose…unique…brand of logic and argumentation Tim has noticed and argued with since his days at the Ball State Daily News op-ed page) to tell us that all broken campaign promises are equal, but some are more equal than others. Specifically, any broken promise that helps further a leftist cause–why, that can hardly be called a broken promise at all, and definitely not a lie.

Take Obama’s latest backtrack on campaign openness, vis-a-vis his promise to let cameras into negotiations of bills versus the closed-door sausage-making now occurring with “health care reform.”

While, to the casual observer, or even the interested political aficionado, it might seem like Obama is breaking a campaign promise, but just read Dionne.

“Is the Democrats’ failure to let C-SPAN into their negotiations merging the House and Senate health care bills a big deal because of a campaign promise by President Obama? No, it’s not.”

Oh. Well, we’re glad that’s cleared up. So pleased that enlightened ones like Dionne can lead us all to the truth."