New York Daily News | September 2, 2012
Yes, Paul Ryan lied, and yes, it matters - "If a politician says he ran a marathon in just under three hours when he actually ran it in four hours, does it matter? Ordinarily this wouldn't be a question of much political significance, but in light of the fact that the fibber in question is Republican Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan, it merits some explication. The reason is hard not to figure out: In his brief period on the national stage, Paul Ryan has demonstrated an uneasy relationship with the truth. His acceptance speech on Wednesday night was one of the most dishonest political speeches in recent U.S. political history. While some like Ben Smith at BuzzFeed call Ryan's flights of factual fancy 'policy differences' with President Obama, this misunderstands what actually is a policy difference and what is a lie - and why Ryan's incessant lying, including about marathon times, is actually pretty important."

New York Magazine | September 4, 2012
Since When Did Paul Ryan Become a Liar? - "A week ago, Paul Ryan's political assets included -- alongside his chiseled torso, plainspoken Midwestern demeanor, and the unshakable loyalty of the entire Republican Party -- a firm reputation for honesty among the mainstream media. That reputation has suffered a massive, swift erosion. News stories about his speech at the Republican National Convention focused on its many rhetorical sleights of hand. Over the weekend, the revelation that he dramatically misstated a marathon time added a crucial, accessible piece of evidence to the indictment. Now liberals are calling him 'Lyin' Ryan' -- a nickname that, a few weeks ago, would have seemed silly, like 'Wimpy Palin.' Now mainstream pundits are defending Ryan with versions of the 'well, all politicians fib' defense. Given that this constituency was once portraying Ryan as unusually honest, this represents a huge retreat for his political brand. What happened?"

But then along came George W. Bush, who more than doubled the national debt while Vice President Dick Cheney lectured then-Treasury Sec. Paul O'Neill that "Reagan proved that deficits don't matter."

All told, you Republicans have ABSOLUTELY NO CREDIBILITY when it comes to talking about national debt and federal deficits. Even now, the Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the proposed Romney-Ryan federal budget would increase deficit spending at a far greater rate than is currently being incurred.

You white-wing clowns are like a bunch of binge-drinking alcoholics trying to lecture the rest of us on the virtues of sobriety and temperance. When you first start practicing what you preach, then we can talk.