Opportunism, hypocrisy & graft, oh my! Guiding lights of the new GOP
Opinion by Albert Hunt
Hypocrisy is not uncommon in American politics, cutting across issues, ideology, and regions. These days, however, conservative Republicans are reaching new heights — or depths — in placing political opportunism ahead of proclaimed principles.
‘That government is best which is closest to the people’ has been a long-standing Republican mantra. This year right-wing legislatures in Texas and Mississippi are taking over local school systems in Houston and local courts in Jackson.
Judicial activism, or “legislating from the bench,” has been a favorite conservative target — until, that is, the Supreme Court got packed with its current majority of right-wing activists, who’ve had little scruple brushing aside precedents to create new law.
An anti-abortion federal judged in Texas, for the first time ever, ordered an FDA-approved drug off the market — decades after the fact.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/opportunism-hypocrisy-graft-oh-my-guiding-lights-of-the-new-gop/ar-AA19VoDu
That's always been the guiding light of the GOP
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