The leaders of the republican party, the political representatives and conservative entertainment complex personalities, have become so consistently hypocritical it seems that it must be intentional. When you got that at the top it's easy to see how a FrankensteinHooliganParanoiacJuvenile base can be created and nurtured. One example amidst the avalanche being that the healthcare individual mandate was their idea, screaming personal responsibility, then down the road when mandates are proposed and passed, they are erupting about unconstitutional, even after the court found it constitutional.
The latest example is the republican outcry that Obama and the democrats need to forget the election, it's over, stop campaigning. They are offended by Obama's rallying of the public in the current debate.
These are the same vile twits who are still having wet dreams about Ronald Reagan's election 30 years ago. And they rehash with lust Reagan's ability to go over the heads of Congress and media and go straight to the people.
The clincher when looking at today's fiscal negotiations, is looking back to the words of Dick Cheney, another darling of the base.........."Reagan proved deficits don't matter."