Two Things I Will Remember GH Bush for: 1) his Eternal Hoax on the Public and 2) how he conceals it

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64. Thanks again to all those who recommended my opinion piece here

I just wanted to again thank all those who recommended this thread.

And I have to say: I was quite surprised by certain comments on this thread,
which I found rather out of bounds.

I wrote an opinion piece. It is one person's opinion.

That's all it is.

When Maureen Down of the NYT writes a column praising a father and son political duo of
their academic "achievement" -- of completing 4-year college degrees in only "2-1/2" years.
and I take the opposing view -- that they did not complete anything; rather, the short length
of time indicates they dropped out -- then I am expressing my opinion. My opinion is different
than hers. That's it. You can agree or disagree.

Why the level of vicious meanness on this thread, I do not know. If you disagree with me,
and you agree with Maureen Dowd, well, good for you. It does not upset me. I do not scream
at you for your "source."

My "source" is common sense. When someone goes around saying he or she graduated
in only "2-1/2" years from an "accelerated" degree program that for various reasons
I do not believe exists, well, then, it seems to me a bit obvious there is something wrong with that picture.

And, wow - that means: In my opinion, a politician lied. Well - wowee kazowee. Now THERE's a first, huh,
that a politician, of all people, may have told a lie. Who would have ever guessed THAT could happen!

I notice there's not a lot of trust in government in recent years:

1. Trust in government: 1958-2015 | Pew Research Center
The public's trust in the federal government continues to be at historically low levels. Only 19% of Americans today say they can trust the government in Washington to do what is right "just about always" (3%) or "most of the time" (16%).
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Survey: American public's trust in government near historic low
This is the longest period of low trust in the government since different groups started asking the question since 1958. Other times of low trust in government came during Bill Clinton's ...
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The Long Decline of Trust in Government, and Why That Can Be ...
Trust in government has steadily deteriorated over the past several decades and continues to do so. Questioning the aims and efforts of government is a foundation of American citizenship. It's ...
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But here on this DU thread, some people are jumping all over me because I guess they just
don't believe it is ever possible for any politician to ever lie. OK, fine with me. I am not
jumping all over you. Believe what you want, just as others believe what they want,
and just as I believe what I want. That's OK. That's why there are discussion forums like
this one.

I thought this an interesting article: "Why Politicians Lie" from the Washington Post.
One reason given: "II. Lying to Exploit Public Ignorance."

It seems to me that's what happens when politicians lie about college degrees. Many people
in the public are ignorant. They may well think it entirely possible to get a 2-1/2 year economics
degree - (from a program that does not exist). Whatever.

I was telling someone I learned from my experience here. As a voter, I see a pattern:
wealthy people can say whatever, get the media to publish it, and that is their world.
It's a different world for them.

My world, here in the peanut gallery, does not have time to see or source or analyze everything. But once in awhile
some topic, like resume fraud, or resume padding as it's sometimes called, which has become a topic
for researchers, does catch my eye.

And in this instance, with GH Bush (again, condolences to those mourning him), I think there is much
we do not know about him.

But in my little opinion piece, I expressed my opinion. I think he was a fraud. And I think someday history
may examine the matter further, and we will know more for the record.

Again, thanks to those who recommended my opinion piece.

And, again, condolences to those who mourn his passing.