And rememberhe claims to be pro life. Its like the Republican Party watched A Christmas Carol and thought Ebenezer Scrooge pre visit from Jacob Marley is someone to aspire to: ..I can’t afford to make idle people merry. I help to support the establishments I have mentioned–they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there.” “Many can’t go there; and many would rather die.” If they would rather die,” said Scrooge, “they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.