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Perhaps some fault lies in the bureaucracy of government or the intricacy of politics but I think much of the blame lies in the half-truths and lies that are perpetuated by the omission of the truth from the public discourse.


A leader can only lead is he is trusted, and who trusts a liar? The truth is required for unwavering support. Either Obama has fallen into the traps of experts, pundits, and statistics and is being manipulated by his advisers, or he is leveraging the information he has as part of a political calculation. The problem either way is that he's not telling the truth. At least not all of the time.


Regardless what Obama does, what are you going to do? What am I doing? Tell the truth. That's all. If people know the truth then they can judge their leaders better and elect leaders who will act in the interest of the people. The truth is that the power is in the people, but control of the power is in the hands of the wealth. People must take back their power, educate themselves and their communities, and promote the truth. Harder problems than those we face are sure to come, and it's up to us to address them all. The truth is one of the greatest tools we can use, and Obama would do well to understand that.