The GOP are ignorant hypocrites for blaming gas prices on Obama

Debate involving broad generalizations are interesting. I'm looking forward to it.This round I will address definitions and what Pro must prove. DefinitionsThe full definition of hypocrisy is: hy·poc·ri·sy   [hi-pok-ruh-see] Show IPA noun, plural hy·poc·ri·sies. 1. a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess. 2. a pretense of having some desirable or publicly approved attitude. 3. an act or instance of hypocrisy.http://dictionary.reference.com...Hypocrisy relates only to moral principles. We will assume for this debate that beliefs about gasoline prices are moral principles, unless Pro has something else in mind. The misuse of "hypocrisy" is typical of political hyperbole. We understand what pro is trying to say. the important thing is to understand the tolerance for hyperbole in political discourse to which Pro subscribes. It is therefore reasonable to apply the same stand of language precision to what Republican politicians. Pro has plenty of space to explain. Politicians are quoted in sound bites. Hypocrisy relates to "pretense" is a false allegation or justification: Therefore, the Republications must be proved to be doing something that is false. That part of the definition must be maintained to have any meaning at all.Establishing generalitiesThe debate is a generality about "Republicans to blame rising gas prices on Obama." Generalities are usually established by statistics such as polling data. 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. For example, suppose the resolution was "White people are bigots." or "Black people are criminals." One would have to show that some number of people are bigots or criminals and, more importantly, that it is reasonable to apply the characteristic to the group. Reasons are given for criticisms. Consider a claim, "It is hypocritical for the police to accuse A of burglary and not B." "Hypocritical" is used incorrectly, in the same way it is used wrongly in the resolution. How would we judge if the police erred in accusing A and not B? We would have to know the evidence against each. If the circumstances were essentially the same -- maybe both were caught on video at the crime scene holding bags of loot -- then we could judge.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. It is legitimate to blame President Obama for higher gas prices that result from his policies of revoking oil leases on federal lands, forbidding oil exploration and development, killing the Keystone pipeline, and illegal delaying drilling permits in the Gulf. Prics fluctuate for other reasons, some not under the control of the President. Oil prices rise when a hrricane strikes the Gulf. Whoever is president shouldn't be blamed for the temprary rise or the the subsequent fall. The question is what Republicans have been inconsistent on these issues, and whether inconsistensies are characteristic.