The GOP are ignorant hypocrites for blaming gas prices on Obama

I agree to Roy's definition of hypocrisy, but for clarification I will also give the definition of "hypocrite" from the same website Roy has used. 1.a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, especially a person whose actions belie stated beliefs.2.a person who feigns some desirable or publicly approved attitude, especially one whose private life, opinions, or statements belie his or her public statements.http://dictionary.reference.com...I will be arguing that the Republicans are thus committing hypocrisy which thus makes them hypocrites. " I'm open to Pro presenting such data, but at the very least he will have to make a case that some Republicans did what he is claiming, and that it is characteristic of the group."I accept the burden to show that a majority of Republicans have to be hypocrites, and it is thus agreed upon that if I can prove this then it would indicate that Republicans as a whole are hypocrites. "Finally, people legitimately change their minds based on experience. Young people may believe that drugs and alcohol are good or a person, but after some bad experiences decide that they are not good for a person. that's not hypocrisy, that's re-evaluation. Hypocrisy would be to publicly condemn drinking on moral grounds while at the same time secretly being an alcoholic."I see what Roy is arguing here. I thus accept the burden of proof to show that if Republicans did change their minds that they did NOT do so because they re-evaluated their beliefs over time and instead have changed their minds for other less honorable reasons. "It is legitimate to blame President Obama for higher gas prices that result from his policies...."Im certainly not arguing that, but how much blame is to be put on him is disputed and according to the GOP, ALL of the blame rests on Obama."Prices fluctuate for other reasons, some not under the control of the President." Im not arguing with that either, however I will introduce evidence showing how some Republicans do believe that Obama does have control over all factors that determine gas prices and that according to the GOP he is solely to blame for gas prices and not any other factors. "Whoever is president shouldn't be blamed for the temporary rise or the the subsequent fall. The question is what Republicans have been inconsistent on these issues, and whether inconsistensies are characteristic."I agree, but the GOP sing a different tune. ========================================================================================================================================================Reasons why Republicans are being hypocritical for blaming gas prices on Obama.1) Many of them blame gas prices ONLY on the president, as long as hes not a Republican. Both of us agree that what determines gas prices sometimes is out of Obama's control, for example the Iranians threatening to block the Straight of Hormuz sent gas prices up in fear that future supplies may be cut off. Other reasons that determine gas prices are supply of oil available, demand and consumption of oil, taxes, inflation, etc, and there are many other factors as well that determines gas prices. However Republicans dont see it that way, and quite often go on public record that Obama is solely to blame for gas prices creeping upwards and some even claim he is INTENTIONALLY trying to raise gas prices. Below are some of the many cases where the GOP place the gas price issue entirely on Obama's shoulders,http://news.yahoo.com...http://www.factcheck.org...http://www.forbes.com...http://dailycaller.com...http://www.allvoices.com...Blaming Obama alone for the rise in gas prices isnt hypocritical though, what makes it hypocritical is that when a Republican is in white house, then suddenly every Republican will blame gas prices on anything BUT the president. When gas prices were high during the Bush years the GOP didnt blame it on Bush or environmental factors, they blamed Bill Clinton and his administration for high gas prices that Bush experienced. Infact this sort of thing is seen all the time by both parties, when gas prices rise under a president, the party not in power always blames the president whereas the party in power blames anything else. http://www.newshounds.us...http://www.bargaineering.com...Republicans and Democrats alike are hypocritical when they blame gas prices on presidents because it is a cheap tool for parties not in power to use against a president. Democrats did it with Bush, Republicans did it with Obama, and that makes both hypocritical, but it makes the GOP hypocritical nonetheless. 2) Many of them have shown to be hypocritical in the past over other issues, meaning it is a characteristic for Republicans to be hypocritical.Republicans have been hypocritical over other issues besides this whole gas price blame game, and if Republicans have a history of being hypocrites then it could thus be presumed that they could be acting like hypocrites again. Take the Bin Laden ad that Obama released about how had Mitt been president he may not have carried out the operation and had a quote to prove their point. The GOP went off on him completely for "spiking the ball" and taking sole credit for killing Osama when not only did Obama give credit to everyone involved, but the GOP back in the Bush years had done the same thing to defeat Kerry in 2004 and even used Bush as the sole reason why America hasnt been attacked since....Had a republican president been in office when Osama was killed, you could very safely bet that the GOP would have given the president 99% of the credit, because they have done stuff just like that in the past. But since a Democrat is in office, suddenly that president isnt allowed to claim any credit at all according to the GOP. http://www.mediaite.com...the GOP have been hypocritical before, which means that they can be hypocritical in nature. 3) A majority of Republicans do blame Obama for high gas prices. I cant show how each and every last Republican blames Obama for high gas prices, but just about every conservative news organization and just about every important GOP member have placed blame on Obama. I have yet to find a Republican go on record saying gas prices are NOT Obama's fault, and one can assume that a majority of Republicans do blame Obama for gas prices. (see videos)http://www.youtube.com...http://video.foxnews.com...http://www.youtube.com...There is a lot of videos and politicians from the right who blame Obama a lot for gas prices and dont attribute the rise in gas prices to much else, so it shows that a large majority of Republicans blame Obama for high gas prices. This shows hypocrisy though because as I said before, blaming the president for high gas prices is a common political tactic used by the party not in power as part of the game of politics during election years. 4) Republicans have had a hand themselves in driving up gas prices yet blame only Obama for gas pricesIm out of characters so I will get into this later, but Republicans have had a small hand in high gas prices and for them to blame only Obama for high gas prices when they had a hand in raising them is hypocritical.