Reply #34: There are degrees of lying - and Edwards is at the extreme end

[karynnj]

He was exactly what I worried he was in 2004. He was someone who had the ability with his words to get others, and maybe even himself, to believe he was anything he needed to be to win. This was a key skill in his legal career. In 2004, I reassured myself that it might not be true because of Elizabeth. Still, he was my last choice out of the viable candidates.

As to a politician who does not lie, there are actually several. Lying is actually not helpful over a long career - you need to remember all the lies. One politician I have not found an outright lie from is John Kerry and I have read everything for years since the election. That does not mean that that his comments on everything are 100% constant, but he is an honest guy.

Among people without the ambition of becoming President, there are many who I don't think lie - Bernie Sanders, Frank Lautenberg, and Dick Durbin come immediately to mind. Among Republicans, I don't think Lugar is a liar. (Mentioning just these, does not mean that I limit it to just these.)