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For decades, Republicans have claimed to be fiscally conservative; for eon, they have claimed to be Christian; for a very longtime, they have claimed to embrace moral principles. Alright then! Which one of those claims is true? Which one?

There lies the conundrum in their effort to convince others besides themselves, their own and all those who’ve already bought into it. So, to keep the weak, the gullible and the ignorant in the fold, the GOP Leaders have always resorted to lies, deceptions, conspiracy theories, and at times nefarious and even Machiavellian methods.