President Barack Obama walked into the Oval Office with a veritable halo over his head. In the eyes of his backers, he could say or do no wrong because he had evidently descended directly from heaven to return celestial order to our fallen world. Oprah declared his tongue to be “dipped in the unvarnished truth.” Newsweek editor Evan Thomas averred that Obama “stands above the country and above the world as a sort of a God.”

But when it comes to health care reform, with every passing day, Obama seems less God and more demagogue, uttering not transcendental truths, but bald-faced lies. Here are the top five lies that His Awesomeness has told–the first two for no reason other than to get elected and the next three to sell socialized medicine to a wary nation.

Lie 1: No one will be compelled to buy coverage.

Lie 2: No new taxes on employer benefits.

Lie 3: Government can control rising health care costs better than the private sector.

Lie 4: A public plan won’t be a Trojan horse for a single-payer monopoly.

Lie 5: Patients don’t have to fear rationing.

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