Politicians are able to fool the public because people don’t take the time to educate themselves on the issues. For example, raising the debt ceiling does not mean Obama is going to suddenly be able to create all this new spending. It only means the US will be able to pay for spending that was already approved by Congress. And let’s not forget basic fifth grade civics, the Congress makes the law and the President executes the laws. So any new spending Obama wanted would have to be passed by Congress. That’s why Boehner’s line last night that Obama wanted a blank check sounds good and people believe it, but it’s a flat-out lie.