Of the above, GHW's statement wasn't so much a lie as a broken promise. I'll consider it a lie if I find evidence he planned on raising taxes at the time he said that but I saw the pressure the then-Democratic Congress was applying when he finally backed down and agreed to increasing taxes. While I think GWB was wrong, I don't think he was lying (which requires intentional deceit) -- in the same vein, Obama may have just been delusional or flat-out stupid when he said "ObamaCare will be good for America". After all, we all know he hasn't got a freaking clue on economics or managing money anyway and he's been an indoctrinated Marxist since he was young so I'm sure he really thought it would be good ...