Outright deceit

National seems to have hit upon a new tactic to use in election year: outright deceit. Concoct a completely fictious claim about some subject close to the public heart (like, say, the number of fire engines), wait for the denial, and then claim a backdown on the issue. So much for "honest Don". But then, he's already showed that he's perfectly willing to simply make shit up, Shipley style, when the facts do not suit his argument...