Considering the squishiness of these guys, and the fact that they've both constituted what you could call "the current leadership" in the Republican Party, this all doesn't make much sense to me.
i agree, we need ot get back to core conservative values such as limited to zero government intervention and ..
wait for it..
fiscal responsibility. If it costs to much, maybe we should stop screwing around with it. I think being the global cop is getting mighty expensive.