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I do not disagree with a thing you said in the last post, Joan. If we had more teaching of critical thinking, our kids would not be so able to be tricked into believing the lies and half-truths they are fed every day. Not just in political ads, but in all kinds of ads. Plus at least half of all the 'news' reports we are dished up every day. And we'd all be better off for that. Indeed, often I post something a bit provocative here just to get people thinking about what they are being told. Whether I agree with the goal or not, I try to keep an open mind to the arguments, but also to look for the errors in either the conclusions, or the 'facts' presented by both sides. And often I find distortions in both sides. Plus, my father told me, and I told my boys, "never totally trust any politician, they are always trying to get an advantage for themselves." I've found that to be good advice. Even when they are trying to do good, they are still going to present only the side they want you to see. And often the good goal they show hides the bad means they want to use to attain it.