He said, He said

Arizona Senator Jon Kyl reports that Obama said that he is not securing the border because if he does he won’t get any Republican support for “Comprehensive Immigration Reform.”
Then an Obama spokesman calls Senator Kyl a liar while refraining from using the word “liar” specifically. When asked if the White House would release what exactly Obama did say to Kyl, White House Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton said at Monday’s White House briefing there would be no direct quotes given and, "The president's feelings on immigration are crystal clear."

The bottom line here is that someone is not telling the truth. Any parent has been faced with this one at one time or another.

How do you tell if someone is lying? One way is if their actions are not matching their words.

Let’s see. Obama said he is going to send 1,200 National Guard troops to the border.

Crickets chirping.

Nope, no National Guard has been sent to the border.

Obama met with Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and promised that he would be sending people out to talk with her in detail in two weeks.

More than two weeks later… more crickets chirping.

Nope, no one has arrived. Just a statement by way of Ecuadorian television letting Arizona know a law suit is coming.

Obama and his people have said they have been involved with the oil spill from “day one” (boy I hate that phrase). What have they actually done?

Turned down offers for assistance. Stopped barges that were sucking up the oil. Prevented the building of berms that could have kept the oil from reaching shore, but otherwise … crickets chirping.

No actions actually aimed at stopping the leak or collecting the sludge. I guess being there from “day one” means reading the newspapers while on the golf course.

There is definitely someone here whose actions indicate a propensity for lying.