I'm having trouble reconciling "All politicians lie, even the ones you think are good. Not because they’re pathologically mendacious, but because it’s part of the job" with "don't make it easier for them to get away with it." If it's an essential part of governance, wouldn't we want them to get away with it? Or are you defining politics and the "pursuit of power" as something distinct from and less legitimate than governance?
Yeah, I was surprised to find that. I get some of the frustration with idiotic gotcha bullshit that the WH press corps is constantly trying to pull (latest bit involved literally laundering a talking pt directly from Trump) but PR ppl are here to spin you–you can't lose your head.
I'm having trouble reconciling "All politicians lie, even the ones you think are good. Not because they’re pathologically mendacious, but because it’s part of the job" with "don't make it easier for them to get away with it." If it's an essential part of governance, wouldn't we want them to get away with it? Or are you defining politics and the "pursuit of power" as something distinct from and less legitimate than governance?
Yeah, I was surprised to find that. I get some of the frustration with idiotic gotcha bullshit that the WH press corps is constantly trying to pull (latest bit involved literally laundering a talking pt directly from Trump) but PR ppl are here to spin you–you can't lose your head.