Misleading ads

The article on factcheck.org about Bush's misleading ad regarding Kerry and special interest money is nothing new in politics. A saying goes that statistics don't lie but liars make statistics. Same goes in opposition research. Almost anything can be taken out of context to make someone look bad. In politics this works well because the person explaining the whole story doesn't look much better by setting the record straight as they keep the story alive. I remember working for a direct mail firm, writing negative mail on state leg. candidates. I used a lien on a persons business from 20 years back and the fact that property taxes had increased during his 20 year tenure to make an argument that he raises taxes but doesn't pay his own. Was it fair, no. But thats politics.