The many lies of Mitt Romney

One of the most astonishing things about the recent presidential campaign in the US has been the facility with which one of the candidates - Mitt Romney lies. It has almost become a cottage industry with his campaign. But the main stream media has not yet found an effective way of presenting these facts to the public. And the fast paced TV programs do little to correct the impression that truth and lies are distinct entities and not ones that can be balanced.

Take for example the latest salvo which came during the first presidential debate. While the  results of Wednesday night's first presidential debate are in and it's clear that according to the pundits, Mitt Romney won round one. For he was aggressive, he was decisive, and he delivered his lines with panache. The fact is that he also lied through his teeth for most of the debate.

Thus Romney lied:

• When he claimed that "pre-existing conditions are covered under my plan." They're not.
• When he said that President Obama had "cut Medicare by $716 billion to pay for Obamacare." Obama didn't.
• When he denied proposing a $5 trillion tax cut. He did.
• When he said President Obama had "added almost as much to the federal debt as all the prior presidents combined." Not even close.
• When he resurrected "death panels." That was called "one of the biggest whoppers of the night."
• When he stated that half the green energy companies given stimulus funds had failed. Only if three out of nearly three dozen is half.

The real question facing us is will he pay any price for his serial lies at the ballot box. Will the press and the same pundits tom toming his so called victory call him on his serial prevabrications?