Republicans are the party of white Christian conversatives, so whatever message is most expedient to appealing to them at the moment is what they stand for. "S

Republicans are the party of white Christian conversatives, so whatever message is most expedient to appealing to them at the moment is what they stand for. "Small government" meant "get the Black President out of my healthcare." "Personal freedoms" meant "let me discriminate against people." Never take a Republican at face value, especially if you're not in their in group. Get them alone and they'll tell you what they mean behind what they say.