Ultimately, we are responsible for what we choose and choose not to believe.
Admitting we've been lied to can be painful.
Not admitting we've been lied to can be painful.
Admitting we've been fooled can be painful.
Not admitting we've been fooled can be painful.
Admitting we've been lying to ourselves (facing the truth) can also be painful.
Not admitting we've been lying to ourselves (not facing the truth) can be painful too.
Ultimately, the truth is not painful. Knowing the truth is not painful.
The process of learning what is and isn't true though is often painful. In this process we confront the lie and the liar (sometimes the liar turns out to be us). We also confront the consequences of believing what isn't true and the consequences of not believing what is true (we also confront the price of lying to ourselves).
John McCain is a bullshit artist; anyone can see that; anyone telling themselves he isn't has some truth both about John McCain and about themselves to confront.
People need to know that the pain of confronting bullshit is temporary and that doing so will enrich their lives. People need to know that a part of being human is sometimes believing bullshit we find too painful to confront. If we confront the bullshit in our lives a little at a time the pain of doing so is tolerable and over time our lives are enriched.
Vote for Barack Obama in November; later on, when it's convenient, confront whatever bullshit is telling you to do otherwise.