Why is the GOP so stubborn?

Climate Change

Over the past years and even with emergence of the Pope Francis on the world stage, there has been one constant, the Republicans absolute intransigence on the subject of climate change.  The attitude expressed in public is ‘it does not exist, there are no problems, the scientists don’t know what they are talking about’ and of course Jeb Bush’s decision to ignore Pope Francis’ scientific education.

Marsha Blackburn, who ranks second on the House Energy Committee, said prior to the Pope addressing Congress, “I don’t think you will see me being persuaded.” Why is that Rep. Blackburn? Is it more important that you and your friends be right than to admit that we humans are destroying this earth and you and your kind are leaving your descendants a rapidly dying world?

Planned Parenthood.

It must be because Planned Parenthood is and has been a source of healthcare for women for over 60 years, and the GOP misogynists do not believe that women should have adequate healthcare, or it could be that they provide birth control and the men of the GOP want women to be eternally barefoot and pregnant. Or it could be that they provide abortions, and the GOP is dedicated to safe guarding the lives of the unborn, while simultaneously not giving a damn about them after birth.  Whatever the reason, they are determined to destroy the organization and so have blithely ignored any evidence that does not support the tampered videos. Yesterday, another state (Missouri, it is the 6^th to report) announced that after their investigation that there is no evidence of wrongdoing. (Of the 59 clinics only 2 are engaged in fetal tissue donation)

No matter, ‘we will shut down the government, (continue to collect our pay, while furloughed Federal employees do not.) unless PP is defunded.

President Obama

The story goes that on the day of his first inauguration the leaders of the GOP, led by Mitch McConnell, decided that to show their deep displeasure with the election results, they would block any and all initiatives and bills presented by POTUS.

And so they have. Speaker Boehner’s favorite comment was “Where’s the jobs?”  He has been Speaker for 5 years and has not passed one jobs bill.

They fought against the ACA, misleading the members of their party by using the name Obamacare to encourage them to hate the President rather than embrace the fact that they can now get health insurance, cannot be refused because of pre-existing conditions, etc.

There has been no immigration bill passed, including the Dream Act, which was first introduced in 2001. The House has however, voted over 50 times to repeal Obamacare.

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Any person, organization, political party or government that does not grow, learn and change is doomed to failure. And the GOP as currently constituted is doomed.