4 Reasons why Republicans are hypocrites

Republicans always like to claim they are the party of "life," but if the old saying of "actions speak louder than words" is true, then conservatives might want to rethink their position. While conservatives are against abortion, they don't really seem to care much for the life once it's born. Republicans want to force every woman who is pregnant to give birth to their child, but when the woman does the Republican support is nowhere to be found. Republicans want to put programs like Medicaid and the WIC program on the chopping block that are essential for women and families especially those who are from low-income areas. The children do become useful however, they just have to wait about 18 years. Once the child is able to be sent off to war than the Republican party seems to care again, especially if they can make a profit in the private sector like Halliburton did in Iraq for nearly a decade. In discussing the supposed "Pro-Life" positions of conservatives, we can't leave off their love of the death penalty and their quick trigger finger when it comes putting someone to death. In the last decade, Texas Governor and former presidential hopeful, Rick Perry led the charge for over 200 deaths with some of them being questionable.

 

 

Small Government, less regulation. Those are terms we hear from every conservative whether it's at a recent debate, Fox News or across the radio air waves, but the idea of "small government" isn't something that Republicans have always stood by. You can look back to the "Golden Boy" of the Republican party, Ronald Reagan to see many things that the current crop of Republicans will never talk about. Reagan increased the size of government by adding to Social Security and one of the largest government agencies, The Department of Veterans Affairs. Reagan also added $100 billion a year to defense spending which hadn't happened since the peak of the Vietnam War. Fast forward to the most recent Republican president and you have George W. Bush. After giving tax cuts, primarily to the wealthy, Bush decided to expand the defense budget even more by going to war not once, but twice. Add in a prescription drug plan that was not funded and cost taxpayers nearly $800 billion dollars and the Patriot Act which violated constitutional rights, and you have a Republican party that doesn't exactly appear to want "small government."

 

 

Do Republicans really believe in personal responsibility or do they use that as an excuse to maximize profits in the business world? The excuse given by many Republicans for wanting to cut government programs like Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, food stamps and unemployment benefits among many others, is that it causes people to become lazy and rely on government to take care of them. The problem is that while some people do abuse the system, the majority of the people using the programs do so because they need it and many have paid into those programs for years. Unemployment benefits aren't a substitute for an actual paycheck, the average check is less than $300 a week, but are used to help the recently unemployment keep their head above water. Many Americans work very hard, but don't make enough money to purchase healthcare, which is where Medicaid comes in. For many low-income families, Medicaid is a life line when certain situations come up. Republicans want to cut these programs so they can lower taxes to continue to line their pockets and the businesses that fund them. If Republicans want to talk about "personal responsibility," maybe they should follow their own words instead of hiding behind loopholes and lobbyist to collect more money.

 

 

Somehow over the years the Republican party has hijacked the message of Jesus in the story of the Bible and twisted it to fit their current ideology. While many read the message of Jesus as one of love and understanding, the Republican party reads this message in a different way. Would Jesus cut programs for the poor while giving tax cuts to the rich? Would Jesus go to war for oil, revenge and over a lie? The idea that Jesus Christ would be a modern-day conservative is a bit hard to swallow. While Jesus might have spoken about understanding and tolerance, the Republican party shows none of these qualities.