Romney tries to divert attention from likelihood he will lie in debates

 Romney predicts Obama will lie in debates

This is a set up, and the media should call it like it is.  By 'predicting' that Obama will lie in debates, when Romney accuses Obama of lying during the debate, then some people will remember that Mitt made this prediction, and his accusation will have more credibility -- EVEN IF IT ISN"T TRUE.

There has been numerous clear documentation of how Romney and Ryan lie -- Ryan even lied about his best marathon time.  Fact checkers have nailed Republicans for lying much more than Democrats repeatedly this campaign.  So why should we think that suddenly flip-flopping serial liar Romney, who has switched more positions than a porn actress trying to get a bonus, will suddenly become a paragon of honesty?  

One other aspect of this is that if Obama brings up an actual Romney position switch, then Romney can now cleverly say something to the effect of "You know I predicted you would lie about my record, and I think you just did," sounding aggrieved, not actually denying with that statement that he did switch positions, and making Obama look untruthful -- EVEN IF WHAT OBAMA SAID WAS ACCURATE.

So clever Mr. Romney has laid some groundwork for the debate here.  And it isn't fair.  But it's hard to counter.