This morning, a caller on C-Span commented that both presidents Clinton and Bush declared that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. He mentioned that people might be confused because Clinton "is a notorious liar."

That is an interesting comment. Clinton became notorious for a lie, yes, about his relationship with an intern. He gave a "legal" answer to the question, but it did not address the matter of actual truth. He is not notorious for any other lies.

Here are a few of Bush's lies:

"I served in the Texas Air National Guard for five years."
In reality, he served for about three and a half years and was a deserter for the remaining time. He promised to make up the missed time, but never did. He was never disciplined for either desertion or failure to make up the time.

"I turned around the education system in Texas."
The education system in Texas was turned around, all right, but Bush fought the reform every step of the way. Finally, defeated, he had the gall to take credit for the legislature's success.

"I commited substance indescretions in my youth."
He was thirty when he received the last DWI we know about.

"I intend to practice compassionate conservatism."
Whatever compassionate conservatism is, it cannot possibly be what Bush has done: refused to fund his own precious education program, cut services and pay for military personnel, quashed research for cures to debilitating illnesses; cut or tried to cut funding for children's hospitals, first responders, literacy education, job training, and workers' pensions. (It should be noted that these were all programs Bush said he supported and would work to expand.)

"Under my Medicare prescription program, seniors will have a choice."
Actually, under his plan, seniors lost choice.

"I believe in free speech."
That may be the biggest lie of all. Not only did Bush push through the atrocious Patriot Act, he is infamous for demanding that "free speech zones" be created when he addresses the public; that is, any citizens who dissent have to stand so far away that neither the president nor the television cameras can see them.

Talk about pants on fire.