Chuck,

I think it even goes beyond "sticking to the lie"...I think it's more like "don't really even believe they are lying".

Their Christo-Authoritarianism places them in a position of absolute authority and "rightness", which means it is morally impossible to even admit to a fault or lie. With absolute moral authority for their positions, they are literally unable to make an incorrect decision...ergo, anything they say is automatically "true".

"The first casualty when war comes is truth" indeed...indeed, the death of truth started long before the 2003 invasion of Iraq...it started back in Reagan's administration, started to bloom in H-Dubya's term, hit a speed bump during the Clinton years, and has now hit full scale death, starting within hours of G-Dubya's appointment to the Presidency.

Fish on...

Todd