By David T. Jones on April 29, 2018
The three traditional lies—so time worn that they have become caricatures—are
Of course I’ll respect you in the morning;
I’m from the government, and I’m here to help you; and
I need to spend more time with my family.
The final lie—the one to which Paul Ryan resorted when announcing that he would not run for reelection this November—is always hard to disprove definitively. The individual may have “jumped” before being defenestrated. (S)he may be totally burned out from effort (either successful or not) that health may be an imperative for departing.
