…And He Lied Back Then As Well
You might or might not be aware the George W. Bush once ran for Congress. It was 1978, and after winning the primary race, he lost to Democrat Kent Hance. What is interesting is that in his campaign materials, Bush claimed to have served in the Air Force as well as in the Texas Air National Guard.
Of course, this is nothing new. In his 1999 biography, he stated that after June 1970, “I continued flying with my unit for the next several years,” which is now known to be false. In 1999 and 2000, Bush lied–twice–about his drunk driving arrest. And then there was the time that Bush, as Governor of Texas in 1999, lied under oath (isn’t that an impeachable offense now?) in a criminal investigation.
Ah, but those were five years ago, and so were just youthful indiscretions. After all, he wouldn’t ever lie as president, would he?