"Caught In The Act!"

Were you ever caught doing something wrong when you were a kid? Each of us probably have at least one story from their youth about being caught in the "act". Our first reaction is to deny guilt at all costs . When my daughter was very young we had a small play room on our enclosed porch where she could write on her blackboard , play with her guitar , dolls , and all the rest of her treasures. On one occasion I can vividly remember I walked out to her room to find that the venetian blind had been pulled down , collapsed on the floor. Being the "Ogre" that I am I confronted my frightened daughter with this "horrible" discovery. It was almost comical as I could see the look of panic in her eyes as she tried to explain that she was not guilty of this terrible crime. Both my wife and I knew no one else had been in her play room , there was no question of my daughter's guilt , yet I had to admire her tenacity as she continued to protest her innocence in spite of overwhelming evidence. Eventually , after explaining to her that there was no possibility of anyone else who had the time or the opportunity to have committed the "act" , my daughter admitted her guilt and threw herself on the "mercy of the court". At the time we decided to suspend any punishment , we decided to let her know it was better to tell us the truth then try to lie her way out of a bad situation. I'm happy to say a small object lesson has yielded a wonderful daughter who anyone would be proud to have. The moral of this story is it is always better to tell the truth rather then deny a mistake , deception is not a good option. On October 31st. President Obama said " It is clear that the recovery act has now created and saved more than a million jobs.",the following day November 1st. Treasury Secretary Timothty Geithner said the actual figure was 640,00 jobs saying "This is fact". On Thursday November 19th. White House spokeswoman , Elizabeth Oxhorn , said "This is an unprecedented undertaking. And we know it's not 100% accurate." Recently on a White House web-site it was stated jobs were recovered in congressional districts that did not exist!! When questioned about this Obama was not concerned and labeled this a "side issue" of little importance. When has deception become a "side issue" in matters of public trust? Is this the "tip of the iceberg"of deception in the Oval Office? Have we not seen the juggling of figures in relation to other issues where the distribution of funds is at best cloudy? It seems the Obama administration has been caught in the "act", now it is up to the American people to call for proper investigation of this spurious activity and deliberate deception of basic issues of national importance. Mr. Obama you will not get a free pass this time , too many people's lives are in disarray waiting for jobs that aren't coming !!