Tired of Republican hypocrisy
Mar 19, 2022 17:18:09 GMT
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Post by aj2hall on Mar 19, 2022 17:18:09 GMT
Here's just the latest example. 31 Republicans voted against aid for Ukraine then criticized Biden for not doing more to help. I understand they were objecting to the broader spending bill, but as Chris Murphy said, there were parts of the bill he disagreed with, but sometimes you just have to compromise.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/17/republicans-ukraine-aid-vote/
“‘We should send more lethal aid to Ukraine which I voted against last week’ is making my brain melt,” tweeted Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii).
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) countered that the only way to deliver aid to Ukraine and massive legislation is through compromise.
“Inside every piece of legislation are elements that many of us disagree with,” Murphy said. “Inside that budget that you voted against are all sorts of things that I disagree with. But in the end, in order to govern the country, you have to be able to find a path to compromise.”
I'm not suggesting Democratic politicians are perfect. They are far from perfect and a few in particular (Manchin & Sinema) should be fired for prioritizing their own personal interests. Several others should perhaps step down and let someone else lead (Pelosi & Shumer). However, there is no question in my mind which party is on the right side when it comes to protecting voting rights or the rights of women, minorities and LGBTQ. And only one party is on the right side of history when it comes to the Jan 6 insurrection and the investigation.
Here are some other examples of Republican hypocrisy that are appalling to me. I posted some of this list previously, but I'm still aggravated. Some of them might be false comparisons, but the overall hypocrisy from the Republicans is infuriating. The double standards and holding Democrats to a higher standard are unbelievable.
In no particular order, here are the most egregious and recent examples of Republican hypocrisy.
No Supreme Court nominations with 11 months left on a president's term, but when their party was in power it was OK to ram through a nomination with 45 days remaining?
McConnell is pitching a fit about potentially ending the filibuster and shouting about traditions. He broke many traditions starting by refusing to hold hearings for judges, refusing to hold a hearing for a Supreme Court justice, refusing to bring up laws passed by the Democrats for a vote.
It's OK for corporations to be involved in politics, if they're donating to a Republican campaign. However, it's not OK for corporations to be involved in politics if they're criticizing Republican voter suppression laws.
Criticize President Biden for calling a Fox reporter a son of a b%tch over a hot mic but remain silent when George W did something similar and called a reporter a major league as%hole over a hot mic.
Anger over Nancy Pelosi tearing up Trump's state of the union address or Hillary Clinton's emails but silence over Trump taking 15 boxes, including classified documents to Florida, tearing up official documents and flushing them down the toilet.
McConnell in a PBS News Hour segment last week criticized Ketanji Brown Jackson for not taking a stand on court packing. McConnell, who himself is guilty of court packing is going to criticize a Supreme Court nominee for not stating an opinion one way or another? How many questions did conservative nominees refuse to answer, refuse to take a stand on etc?
Tucker Carlson demanded to see Ketanji Brown Jackson's LSAT scores, but never questioned the credentials of conservatives, especially Amy Coney Barrrett, who is way less qualified. The overt racism and the premise that KBJ had an advantage because of her race or gender is appalling.
Ron Johnson recently said “I’ve never really felt it was society’s responsibility to take care of other people’s children.” However, he has no objection to interfering with the very private, personal decision on whether or not to have a child.
Claim to be pro-life, but pro birth is more accurate. Vote against common sense gun laws, vote to expand gun rights, vote against helping children and families.
Criticize President Obama for vacations and playing golf but remain silent when Trump takes significantly more trips and plays more golf frequently while benefitting his family company at the same time.
Claim to be the party of family values but support Trump who cheated on his wives, divorced twice and bragged that his celebrity status allowed him to sexually assault women (kiss women without their consent and grab them by their genitals).
Vote to impeach President Clinton for lying about sex but vote against impeaching Trump for inciting an insurrection.
Constantly attack Hunter Biden but fail to call out Trump's clear nepotism.
Demonize coastal, liberal elites while holding a degree or even two from one of those elite liberal universities.
Rand Paul voted against emergency relief for natural disasters for other states but didn't hesitate to ask for it after the tornadoes in Kentucky.
16 Republicans voted against visas for Afghan interpreters but criticized Biden for not doing everything possible to help get them out.
Claim to be the party of smaller government, but big government is OK if it imposes your values. Texas abortion law, NH divisive concepts bill and other states like Idaho and Tennessee trying to control what educators can teach, banning vaccine mandates, banning mask mandates in schools
Republicans shouting about the debt or being fiscally conservative but only when they're the minority. Democrats are reckless for trying to pass the American Rescue Plan but when Republicans are in power, it's OK to pass unfunded tax cuts that cost the same amount.
Vote against the American Rescue Plan or the infrastructure plan but try to take credit for it.
Vote to raise the debt ceiling if you're the majority party but obstruct, vote against and play chicken if you're the minority party.
Shout about bipartisanship but only when you're the minority party. Don't make any efforts at bipartisanship if you're in the majority.
After 11 investigations into Benghazi and millions of dollars, vote against a committee to investigate the Jan 6 insurrection.
After the Democrats concede to every one of your demands, vote against a bipartisan committee to investigate the Jan 6 insurrection. Then complain the committee is a witch hunt and partisan.
My body my choice if it applies to masks or vaccines but not a woman's body.
Accuse the Democrats of being weak on crime, claim to be the party of law & order. The Trump supporting insurrectionists yelled f%ck the blue on Jan 6. Republicans insulted the Capitol police officers who bravely defended and protected them. Rewrite history and downplay the violence, it's just an ordinary day with tourists.
Fox News Hosts texting Trump to call off the rioters, knowing exactly who was involved but hours later falsely claiming, without any evidence, that it was antifa or Democrats in disguise.
Republicans have happily attacked Cuomo for sexual harassment but fail to call out their own members like Matt Gaetz.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/17/republicans-ukraine-aid-vote/
“‘We should send more lethal aid to Ukraine which I voted against last week’ is making my brain melt,” tweeted Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii).
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) countered that the only way to deliver aid to Ukraine and massive legislation is through compromise.
“Inside every piece of legislation are elements that many of us disagree with,” Murphy said. “Inside that budget that you voted against are all sorts of things that I disagree with. But in the end, in order to govern the country, you have to be able to find a path to compromise.”
I'm not suggesting Democratic politicians are perfect. They are far from perfect and a few in particular (Manchin & Sinema) should be fired for prioritizing their own personal interests. Several others should perhaps step down and let someone else lead (Pelosi & Shumer). However, there is no question in my mind which party is on the right side when it comes to protecting voting rights or the rights of women, minorities and LGBTQ. And only one party is on the right side of history when it comes to the Jan 6 insurrection and the investigation.
Here are some other examples of Republican hypocrisy that are appalling to me. I posted some of this list previously, but I'm still aggravated. Some of them might be false comparisons, but the overall hypocrisy from the Republicans is infuriating. The double standards and holding Democrats to a higher standard are unbelievable.
In no particular order, here are the most egregious and recent examples of Republican hypocrisy.
No Supreme Court nominations with 11 months left on a president's term, but when their party was in power it was OK to ram through a nomination with 45 days remaining?
McConnell is pitching a fit about potentially ending the filibuster and shouting about traditions. He broke many traditions starting by refusing to hold hearings for judges, refusing to hold a hearing for a Supreme Court justice, refusing to bring up laws passed by the Democrats for a vote.
It's OK for corporations to be involved in politics, if they're donating to a Republican campaign. However, it's not OK for corporations to be involved in politics if they're criticizing Republican voter suppression laws.
Criticize President Biden for calling a Fox reporter a son of a b%tch over a hot mic but remain silent when George W did something similar and called a reporter a major league as%hole over a hot mic.
Anger over Nancy Pelosi tearing up Trump's state of the union address or Hillary Clinton's emails but silence over Trump taking 15 boxes, including classified documents to Florida, tearing up official documents and flushing them down the toilet.
McConnell in a PBS News Hour segment last week criticized Ketanji Brown Jackson for not taking a stand on court packing. McConnell, who himself is guilty of court packing is going to criticize a Supreme Court nominee for not stating an opinion one way or another? How many questions did conservative nominees refuse to answer, refuse to take a stand on etc?
Tucker Carlson demanded to see Ketanji Brown Jackson's LSAT scores, but never questioned the credentials of conservatives, especially Amy Coney Barrrett, who is way less qualified. The overt racism and the premise that KBJ had an advantage because of her race or gender is appalling.
Ron Johnson recently said “I’ve never really felt it was society’s responsibility to take care of other people’s children.” However, he has no objection to interfering with the very private, personal decision on whether or not to have a child.
Claim to be pro-life, but pro birth is more accurate. Vote against common sense gun laws, vote to expand gun rights, vote against helping children and families.
Criticize President Obama for vacations and playing golf but remain silent when Trump takes significantly more trips and plays more golf frequently while benefitting his family company at the same time.
Claim to be the party of family values but support Trump who cheated on his wives, divorced twice and bragged that his celebrity status allowed him to sexually assault women (kiss women without their consent and grab them by their genitals).
Vote to impeach President Clinton for lying about sex but vote against impeaching Trump for inciting an insurrection.
Constantly attack Hunter Biden but fail to call out Trump's clear nepotism.
Demonize coastal, liberal elites while holding a degree or even two from one of those elite liberal universities.
Rand Paul voted against emergency relief for natural disasters for other states but didn't hesitate to ask for it after the tornadoes in Kentucky.
16 Republicans voted against visas for Afghan interpreters but criticized Biden for not doing everything possible to help get them out.
Claim to be the party of smaller government, but big government is OK if it imposes your values. Texas abortion law, NH divisive concepts bill and other states like Idaho and Tennessee trying to control what educators can teach, banning vaccine mandates, banning mask mandates in schools
Republicans shouting about the debt or being fiscally conservative but only when they're the minority. Democrats are reckless for trying to pass the American Rescue Plan but when Republicans are in power, it's OK to pass unfunded tax cuts that cost the same amount.
Vote against the American Rescue Plan or the infrastructure plan but try to take credit for it.
Vote to raise the debt ceiling if you're the majority party but obstruct, vote against and play chicken if you're the minority party.
Shout about bipartisanship but only when you're the minority party. Don't make any efforts at bipartisanship if you're in the majority.
After 11 investigations into Benghazi and millions of dollars, vote against a committee to investigate the Jan 6 insurrection.
After the Democrats concede to every one of your demands, vote against a bipartisan committee to investigate the Jan 6 insurrection. Then complain the committee is a witch hunt and partisan.
My body my choice if it applies to masks or vaccines but not a woman's body.
Accuse the Democrats of being weak on crime, claim to be the party of law & order. The Trump supporting insurrectionists yelled f%ck the blue on Jan 6. Republicans insulted the Capitol police officers who bravely defended and protected them. Rewrite history and downplay the violence, it's just an ordinary day with tourists.
Fox News Hosts texting Trump to call off the rioters, knowing exactly who was involved but hours later falsely claiming, without any evidence, that it was antifa or Democrats in disguise.
Republicans have happily attacked Cuomo for sexual harassment but fail to call out their own members like Matt Gaetz.
All of that. It's going to be a long time before I will be able to think of them as a functioning part of government. Oppose and stonewall are not their job. Compromising and doing good for their constituents is. The purpose is to make the country a good place for EVERYONE - not just your cronies, donors, syncophants, yes-men and kids. 
