Republican Hypocrisy

I have decided to write a few short pieces on Republican and Democratic hypocrisy.  In this post, I will look at Republicans.  I will turn my attention to Democrats in my next piece.

Republicans like to think of themselves as belonging to the party of smaller federal government.  They see themselves as being budget masters, free-market acolytes, and great purveyors of moral guidance.

Well, I have news for you, Republican-backers: your party is full of crap.

Under Bush, Republicans started two wars, created an unfunded governmental liability in Medicare Part D (as I said in my last post), and substantially lowered taxes on super-rich people.  These awful fiscal policies led to an increase in the public debt by $5 trillion in less than 8 years. And then Republicans have the gall to claim to be the party of a smaller and balanced-budget federal government?  My butt.

In terms of free-market economics, the Republicans also suck.  They bailed out banks in 2008, they gave pharmaceutical companies a gimme in terms of Medicare Part D, they granted big oil companies $4 billion annually in tax breaks and subsidies, and they managed to remove all bankruptcy protections from student loans as a service to investors in student-loan-backed securities (they exist and are called "SLABS".  See: http://www.economywatch.com/finance/high-finance/slabs-student-loan-asset-backed-securities.html).

On the moral front, the Republicans failed to do anything they promised: they did not ban gay marriage, they did not overturn Roe v. Wade, and they have not won the War on Drugs.  Additionally, they constantly impede any chances of expanding healthcare for everyone, increasing aid for the needy, and funding our education system.  Not to mention the shortcomings in their own lives including adultery (Gingrich, Giuliani), pregnancies before marriage (Palin), and substance abuse (Bush, McCain).  It is ridiculous for them to lecture anyone on morality when they cannot and do not follow their own advice.

It really is no wonder young people hate current Republicans.  They're hypocritical, greedy, moronic jackasses who strive to make the world better for one group of people: themselves.