The era of responsible, moderate Republicanism is gone.
Lies are standard.
For example, the Right, including Newt Gingrich and other Republican leaders, want to believe that this country was founded on Christian principles by Christians. In fact, our founders may have believed in a higher power, but were radically against organized religion. Wild lies and fantasies have been spun on this subject, when the actual words of our founders are clear and firm. Conservative media executives routinely censor the news, and never tell you. That cannot be sacrificed.