Guest Opinion: Why Do Politicians Lie?

We've all heard the quip, "how do you know when a politician is lying?"

Answer: His lips are moving.

But there's another obvious question that begs an obvious answer. WHY do politicians lie?

Answer: Because they can.

The American media – or what could once be legitimately called the media – draws our attention every day to the lies they have caught their least-favored politicians saying. Often the...