Trust and truth .. it's not all it's cracked up to be!

I trusted an individual I thought was my friend.  He lied to my face.  In retrospect, he told me what I wanted to hear and I, being naive of the complexities and legalities of the situation and the wiles and depths of the person, trusted what he said on face value.  Why would he lie to me?  He said all the right things to get what he wanted.

His lie cost me $525 and another disappointment in my fellow human beings.  As stated above, I was under the impression this person was a friend.  I was incredibly wrong.  Lying to me is one thing but lying to my face adds another dark layer of intention.  His intent was malicious, insidious and harmful to me, emotionally and financially.  I can only hope that the "cosmic hammer of justice" (my son's term) will seek its due from this person.  For now, I need to let it go... a sadder and hopefully wiser person.

I'm reminded of the movie, "You've Got Mail."  The dialogue goes something like this: 

Tom: It's business, it's not personal.
Meg:  I'm so sick of that.  It was personal to me.

Seriously .. why am I so trusting?  I've been burned more times than I can count and yet I remain a trusting soul.  Only God knows the reason.

The Repugs

Ok, my friends, here's what I think: I acknowledge that Newt Gingrich won the South Carolina primary. However, I still believe he entered the race to sell books and was never a serious candidate. His "ruthlless genius" has rolled over the South Carolinians ~ I seriously hope the rest of the nation is wiser and doesn't believe anything he says .. he's playing everyone. Reminds me of what W.C. Fields said about a sucker being born every minute. Or was it P.T. Barham? Mitt Romney is totally out of touch with the 99%.  Rick Santorum is jockeying to be on the Repug ticket as VP.  Ron Paul is just plain scary.  Not much of any value to choose from in the remaining four. If I were a Repug, I'd be disappointed in what there is to choose from. These guys make Obama seem like the best president ever.  I can't wait for the debates with Obama ..  What do you think?