GOP on Integrity

 

While I’m not a fan of either political party, my understanding of the GOP’s agenda is very disturbing.  It appears that we can break their membership into 3 categories:  The first is those that are economically advantaged and want to see a return on their investment in Congress.   The second is interested in doing away with all government by cutting funding and then complaining that government is inefficient and it is the Democrats fault.  The third are those people that lack the reasoning power to see that many of the things they cheer consist of ‘cutting off the nose to spite the face’.  

The first group is in control and along with help from the second, is illustrated by their tax cuts to the rich and just recently trying to defund the IRS.  The only benefit of defunding the IRS is that it will be easier to cheat on taxes.  It has been known for a long time that each IRS auditor brings in much more money than it takes to pay them.

 The second and third groups are both shown by their opposition to anything that brings benefits to the normal citizen, such as, getting rid of Obama Care, opposing any and all gun control and allowing any kind of humane immigration policy.

The third group shows its ignorance by not realizing that cutting taxes by one governmental entity just causes other governmental units to raise taxes.  They call themselves the ‘Freedom Caucus’ but are fighting to control women’s bodies, fighting to bring their religious beliefs into everyone’s lives, fighting for the ‘freedom’ to infect others with deadly disease’s  and somehow believing that the open carry of firearms is patriotic rather than terroristic.

Conservatives by definition are in opposition to change, even though change along with death and taxes are never going away.  The GOP in the past used its conservative viewpoint to slow things down while all the options had been explored and debated.  Now it’s the Gingrich rule of “either you’re with us all the way or you’re against us” has allowed ethics to go by the wayside.  Lying is now not only acceptable but a good way to get elected.  Their only accomplishments recently have been the promoting of blame, anger, fear and hate.  I hope they can hold up a mirror and change their ways.  This is clearly a party whose lack of ethics and honor needs to be realized.  Getting rid of the Ethics Committee is not what is needed.  This is clearly a party whose lack of ethics and honor needs to be realized.