To Conservatives...how can you have it both ways?

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I'm gonna pick on George Will here, but I know this viewpoint is embraced by many conservatives.

Back when I was working for the USPS, Hatch Act reform was a big issue. Until this point, gov't employees were prohibited from aiding a campaign (on their own time and out of uniform). Will was adamantly opposed to any liberalization of the law, due to concerns about corruption. Although I failed to agree with him I just figured he placed corruption concerns ahead of free-speech rights and left it at that.

Fast forward to 8 years later or so, when campaign-finance refom was a hot topic. Mr "anti-corruption" Will now comes out AGAINST limits on spending, as such would be an infringement of free speech! I had a hard time grasping how, if free speech was more important than corruption concerns for rich people, how it suddenly became LESS important for government employees. I don't suppose the fact that rich people are predominantly Republican and gov't employees are predominantly Democrat had ANYTHING to do with his decision, did it? I mean, I can't expect to always agree with somone, but shouldn't their arguments at least be logically consistent?

I would invite anyone sharing Will's viewpoints to argue here for your beliefs in a manner that does not leave you open to being branded a hypocrite.