LIES, DAMNED LIES, AND STATISTICS

“Under the headline ‘Costly Bill Seen as Saving Money,’ the San Francisco Chronicle last week began a front-page story with these words: ‘Many people find it hard to understand how the health care legislation heading for a decisive vote Sunday can cost $940 billion and cut the horrendous federal deficit at the same time.’”

“It's not hard to understand at all. It is a lie.”