Once again, the presidential election boils down to untrue soundbites. The latest ad from the McCain camp misrepresents Obama. FactCheck.org did a good job breaking down Obama’s budget policy here. The scary part is this: most people will not check the facts or read about the issues.  Rather, they will listen to the dumbed-down soundbites on cable news channels. We all want to hear what speaks to our own ideological package—myself included.