Biden Mendacity Watch

We don't have the quotidianhuckawhack® any more, maybe the Biden Mendacity Watch would be a good feature?

Professor Mankiw asks "Is Joe Biden disingenuous or misinformed?" Our VP asserts:

Every economist, as I've said, from conservative to liberal, acknowledges that direct government spending on a direct program now is the best way to infuse economic growth and create jobs.

Mankiw mentions that the statement is "clearly false" and enumerates several prominent economists who do not acknowledge.

What so disturbs me about Biden is this capacity for bald faled lies. He says things that you know he knows are untrue. When the facts are brought up the conservatives and liberals in the press say "Oh Joe's just being Joe. You know how he is." I'm sorry, that's not good enough. It should be a big deal every time the Vice President of the United States tells an untruth.

As far as "disingenuous vs. misinformed" I am thinking of a term that rhymes with "Flying Stack of Lit."

VP Biden Posted by John Kranz at January 23, 2009 6:23 PM