1678 Poli Lie

One of the interesting things about being an independent is the ability to see through the smokescreens either side tries to blow. A friend of mine told me he majored in Political Science in college. Also known as poli sci. He said it was a useless degree. Not a lot of jobs for political scientists. Similarly, my own degree in philosophy put me on the unemployment rolls as soon as it was conferred.
The real reason political science is useless is that actual politicos don’t employ science. Science implies mathematical truths, and any kind of truth is far from the field of political success. I take that back. Half-truths are stock in trade.
It's not poli sci, it's poli lie.
Like we hear one side these days talking constantly about the "failed stimulus package". This is the successful-by-dint-of-repetition lie. Just by repeating the phrase over and over it becomes an accepted fact. Funny, because by any objective measure, the stimulus package worked. More people are employed. The three automakers are going strong. Manufacturing jobs are experiencing a resurgence. The economy has improved significantly.
Give us more failure please...
Along with half-truths are lies of misdirection. Which you could possibly combine with the half-truths of statistics. I saw an administrator making a case for his organization recently in a public forum. He said that in a survey, 71% of respondents gave his organization an A or a B. Of course that means 29% gave it a C or below. That works out to a C or less for all 100%.
Another administrator inadvertently summed up politics with a phrase he used to describe sewage lift stations. He said they really help "pump up the effluent."
As does politics.
That’s why the best degree in political science is a BS.
America, ya gotta love it.