Ron Reagan on George W. Bush

Published August 2, 2004 1:47PM (EDT)

In the new Esquire, Ron Reagan lays out the case against George W. Bush:

"Politicians will stretch the truth. They'll exaggerate their accomplishments, paper over their gaffes. Spin has long been the lingua franca of the political realm. But George W. Bush and his administration have taken 'normal' mendacity to a startling new level far beyond lies of convenience. On top of the usual massaging of public perception, they traffic in big lies, indulge in any number of symptomatic small lies, and, ultimately, have come to embody dishonesty itself. They are a lie. And people, finally, have started catching on. "


By Geraldine Sealey

Geraldine Sealey is senior news editor at Salon.com.

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