When you start believing one is more honest then the other, you lose!  

When you get hired for a job based on a popularity contest, 99% of the population will say what ever it takes to get hired.. heck if you go for a job interview and they ask "Can you see yourself here 5 years from now" anyone with half a brain says "Absolutely!", how many of those people mean it?

Same thing.. puddy you fall into that trap by thinking Mertz and any of his friends are in the liar club and your favorite politicians aren't....