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If the actual policies of John McCain and Sarah Palin aren’t enough to convince you, that if elected they will be 4-8 more years of George Bush, maybe this will.  McCain and Palin are proving, that they have learned from the Bush administration, that truth is not as important as perception.

So…Even if you’re o.k. with four more years of a Bush economy.

Even if you’re o.k. with four more years of Bush healthcare (crisis) policy.

Even if you’re o.k. with four more years of Bush foreign policy and the Iraq war.

Even if you’re o.k. with four more years of Bush corporate welfare.

Even if you’re o.k. with skyrocketing gas prices.

Even if you’re o.k. with eroding women’s rights.

Even if the last eight years of the Bush administration have served you well…How do you feel about four more years of lies and deception?  Are you o.k. with that?  Just in case you are not o.k. with that, you should know how much lying and deception has been going on in the last ten days.

McCain and Palin are not just more of the same Bush policies, they are more of the same Bush deceptions.  Is this really what you want for the next four years?  If not, here are some ways to fact-check the McCain/Palin ticket.

The Associated Press:  Fact Check the Palin Bridge To Knowhere

THE FACTS: Palin did abandon plans to build the nearly $400 million bridge from Ketchikan to an island with 50 residents and an airport. But she made her decision after the project had become an embarrassment to the state, after federal dollars for the project were pulled back and diverted to other uses in Alaska, and after she had appeared to support the bridge during her campaign for governor.

As always FactCheck.org is a great place to get to the truth.  Here are some recent analyst of the misleading claims from both McCain and Palin…

We checked the accuracy of McCain’s speech accepting the Republican nomination and noted the following:

Sarah Palin’s much-awaited speech at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night may have shown she could play the role of attack dog, but it also showed her to be short on facts when it came to touting her own record and going after Obama’s.

McCain’s campaign launched a TV ad touting his running mate, Palin, and offering a comparison to Obama. Some of its claims are off the mark:

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Laura Manning from the Obama/Biden Blog has recently added fact checking of McCain/Palin to their blog.

From Slate – The Sarah Palin FAQ:  Everything you ever wanted to know about the Republican VP nominee.

ThinkProgress has put together a document compiling what we know about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R), Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) vice presidential running mate. Here are the issues:

* Foreign Policy
* Earmarks
* Environment
* Energy
* Big Oil
* Science
* Women’s Rights
* Ethics
* Troopergate
* Radical Right
* Civil Rights
* Health Care
* Economy

So.  If you were for lies and deception, before you were against it…The McCain/Palin ticket may be right for you.  Is Palin the kind of woman you can see yourself having a beer with?  Has feeling like you could have a beer with a candidate become a prerequisite for the presidency?  Let me know what you think in comments.