You Can't Stretch
As we all know, 9/11 changed everything, most especially the GOP's zealous regard for absolute truth telling in debates.
From Just My 2, here's an interesting compilation of wacky Republican quotes from back in the year 2000 --- when Al Gore mendaciously lied about who he accompanied on a trip to Texas.
Here's my favorite:
BUSH: If there's pattern of just exaggeration and stretches to try to win votes, it says something about leadership as far as I'm concerned, because once you're the president, you can't stretch.