I received this email from a reader and believe it is on a topic and of the quality that others might appreciate. The author is Tom Lester. He has no website but can be reached at tlester2010@gmail.com. Tom has graciously allowed his work to appear as a guest post.

I think most of us want to believe that our President will always be honest with us, never slanting the facts nor engaging in spin to attempt to influence the American people just to assure his re-election.  So from here until election day, I’m going to believe everything  the President has said or is going to say.  Why?  Because he told me so.

• He’s the smartest man to ever occupy the White House.  Must be true but this is one of the few things he didn’t say because that would come off as narcissistic.  But the main stream media told me that and they, like the President, never lie.  How do I know?  Because they told me so.
• He’s one of the four greatest Presidents to ever occupy the office.  If you’re one of four that’s obviously not narcissistic.  How do I know?  Because he told me so.
• He said after a year in office that if he were to grade himself, he’d give himself an A-.  How do I know?  Because he told me so.
• He said since Congress would not pass legislation he wanted that some were encouraging him to do it administratively; he said he could not because the Constitution restricted such action.  How do I know?  Because he told me so.
• He said if Congress would pass the $831 billion Stimulus package it would immediately revive the economy with shovel-ready jobs.  How do I know? Because he told me so.
• He said if Congress passed the Stimulus package it would quickly reduce the unemployment rate to 6%.  How do I know?  Because he told me so.
• He said the auto bailout was necessary and it saved jobs.  How do I know? Because he told me so.  Did that include the jobs of the employees in the General Motors and Chrysler dealerships that were closed by the Auto Czar?
• He said Cash for Clunkers was good because it took the old gas-guzzlers off the street.  How do I know? Because he told me so.  Wonder if the buyers of those old clunkers would prefer to have them back instead of the loans they must now pay eating up any savings in gas money?
• He said he would be the unifying force reaching across the aisle of Congress for bi-partisan legislation . How do I know?  Because he told me so.
• He said that SB 1070 would cause the Hispanic man buying an ice cream cone for his daughter to be hassled by the police.  How do I know? Because he told me so.
• He is the only person to be awarded the Nobel Peace for not what he had accomplished but for what he would do.  How do I know?  Because he and the Norwegian Nobel Committee told me so.
• He said a tax increase was the worst thing to do in a recession as he extended the Bush tax cuts.  In 2010, wasn’t it?  How do I know?   Because he told me so.
• He said that the rich top 10%, who pay over 70% of the total income tax, are greedy and they need to pay more.  That was 2011, wasn’t it?  How do I know? Because he told me so.
• He said that America should engage in civility.  How do I know?  Because he told me so.
• He said that the actions of the Cambridge police were stupid.  How do I know?   Because he told me so.  Did he mean all police?
• He said that Bush had taken the credit card to China and the deficit he ran up was unpatriotic. How do I know?  Because he told me so.
• He said that he would cut the deficit by half in four years.  How do I know? Because he told me so.  I didn’t hear him say (There must have been a closed microphone?) that he would need to add $5 trillion before he could cut it in half, and I didn’t hear him say which four years.
• He said that with his election the oceans would begin to recede.  How do I know?  Because he told me so.  I think our eastern and western states have gained some shoreline, haven’t they?
• He said the earth would begin to heal.  How do I know? Because he told me so.  Maybe there will be a “earth doctor” at the DNC convention to confirm this fact, you think?
• He said his would be the most transparent administration ever.  How do I know? Because he told me so.
• He said he had laser-like focus on job creation in 2011.  How do I know? Because he told me so.
• He said the Affordable Care Act would only cost the American taxpayers $900 billion and every American would have health coverage.  How do I know?  Because he told me so.
• He said he would extend the hand of friendship to the Muslim world and bring peace to all.  How do I know? Because he told me so.
• He said that the private sector was doing okay but he needed to worry about the public sector.  How do I know? Because he told me so.
• He said that the private sector business owners and entrepreneurs “didn’t build it (their businesses), someone else did that.”  How do I know? Because he told me so.
• He said that America could become energy independent by developing solar and wind power and that companies like Solyndra needed taxpayer money to make it happen.  How do I know? Because he told me so.
• He said if the economy wasn’t restored and the unemployment wasn’t at an acceptable level, he would be a one-term President.  How do I know? Because he told me so.  Maybe he’s going to surprise us all at the DNC convention and give his Lyndon Johnson speech:  “I will not seek, nor will I accept…”  Possible?

There is an old Russian proverb that goes something like this, “Judge a man not by his words, but by his deeds.”  Perhaps you like our friends from Missouri should adopt their unofficial slogan of the Show-Me state, which they even use on their license plates.  Now I’m sure he may have shared with you some additional things that I may have missed.  But in the interim, however, you and I will just have to judge him by his words and that should be good enough for every voter because he told us so.