George W. Bush being

George W. Bush, being more truthful than he probably intended. From the Post

“Many times, legislative bodies will not react unless the crisis is . . . upon them,” Bush warned Congress at a news conference late December. “I believe that crisis is [upon them].”

Many times you cannot pull off a big con, saith the ancient proverb, unless you telleth a lot of lies to the folks you’re trying to swindle.