Stretching the Fabric

Al Gore bends the truth like his mentor Bill Clinton, but for a different reason

Suddenly, with the victory of John McCain last week, spin is out and candor is in. In the course of 114 town meetings in New Hampshire, McCain was asked a thousand questions and dodged none. The Senator released every medical record, herpetic lesions and all. The breakup of his first marriage? McCain takes the blame. As to what the biggest mistake of his life was, McCain reminded voters of the Keating Five scandal. George W. Bush blithely cited his trade of Sammy Sosa. McCain's book is a signed confession of his sins--being a spoiled brat at Episcopal High School, a jerk...

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