Gregory Meeks: “I believe it was Abraham Lincoln who said, ``You can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some…”

“I believe it was Abraham Lincoln who said, ``You can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time.'' Until recently, the Bush administration has fooled some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time on Social Security, Medicare, tax cuts for the rich, economic recovery, the No Child Left Behind Act, nation-building, the war against terrorism, and, most especially, the war in Iraq. The President has been able to do this because most Americans simply do not believe that the President of the United States would distort and deceive on such basic issues as war and the well-being of children and the elderly.”