because all they have is lies

Bush Officials Spreading Lie About Governor Who Blew Whistle On National Guard Shortages
(Think Progress)
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They just get more and more blatant by the day.
But, i guess they count on people just hearing the lies and not the retractions/corrections, so they hope that will help their cause more than the blatant lies will hurt their cause.
Utterly and grotesquely disgusting, though...