Lies, lies, lies, yeah

There are big lies, there are little white lies, and there are all types of lies in between. The McCain/Palin campaign is lying and distorting at a pace and scale that is greater than any campaign in recent memory. That is being proven every day by fact check organizations and the media. And when I say they lie about everything ...

• They are lying about her visits to foreign countries.
• They are lying not only about the sizes of their crowds, but they are lying about who told them those estimates.
• They are lying about Sarah Palin's record on earmarks.
• They are lying about Palin's fiscal record.
• They are lying about her governing style and popularity.
• They are lying about many, many, many things.

I always thought lying was a character issue.

UPDATE: From Josh Marshall:

Spokesman On McCain Strategy of Campaign Lies

From NBC's First Read ...

McCain spokesman Brian Rogers said this to the Politico about the increased media scrutiny of the campaign's factual claims: "We're running a campaign to win. And we're not too concerned about what the media filter tries to say about it."

Josh adds: Basing a campaign for high office on a strategy of deliberate lies is not an issue of tactics. It calls into question the character of the candidate and his fitness for office.