hold of our country. Loading comments... Paul Ryan needs to explain why he chose to lie as he did. Clearly this was an opportunity to introduce himself to the country and now he's been outed as a lying fool. Just remember this truth challenged individual would be one heart beat away from the Oval Office. He's not fit for office as a Congressman much less President. Sadly, it is quite possible that is an pathology...why else lie about the simple thing like time running a marathon when simply running a marathon is impressive...no this is a character flaw...a major character flaw Loading comments... They tell a lie, then walk away, and make the electorate do the leg work of figuring out if it's true. Most people either don't care or are too lazy to do the research. The rest already agree with whatever the GOP'ers put out. Loading comments... If reality was so great fiction wouldn't sell. It's more important to entertain at this point in the campaign. No politician should let a good story be limited by fact. A wise politician will remain within the bounds of apparent credibility, and still entertain. Despite the isolationist mentality of many in US society, there is no escaping that we now live in a global society and the US relies on other Nations for security, financial stability, environmental issues, trade etc. If the US wants to continue to be relevant on the World stage you need to have a credible Government and