‘I’m a politician. We lie,’ admits Rep. Hoyer

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) finally confessed to something many people have long suspected: that politicians don’t always tell the truth. In fact, he said, they lie.

Speaking at his alma mater, the University of Maryland, on Friday, Hoyer took a moment to remember political science Professor Saul Stern, who passed away last month.

{mosads}“Saul Stern came into my life 46 years ago,” said the 69-year-old lawmaker. “I was 4.”

The crowd chuckled. “OK, I’m a politician,” Hoyer joked, “We lie. You understand that.”

Hoyer also said that, second to meeting his wife, his experience as a Terrapin was the most formative thing that ever happened to him, which is quite a compliment coming from one of the nation’s most powerful politicians.