[10thAmendmentGuy]

As opposed to the big-government statists that think that acting like lite version of Democrats is going to endear them to the public. No Child Left Behind, Medicare Part D -- how do you feel about these programs? Thomas Sowell is not a fan of RINOs. He supports the ideas that Tea Party-type Republicans are pushing.

Either the Constitution means something to you or it does not. Let the states decide how best to deal with the drug problem and we will have much better outcomes.

[Christian Engineer Mass]

“big-government statists”

Yes, a minority of republicans are that. Bush, Lindsay GRaham, Arnold, etc.

But “pragmatist” doesn’t mean anti-statist. It kind of means whatever you want it to mean. It means practical. A liberal would say a liberal republican is pragmatic. And a conservative republican would say a conservative is pragmatic.

Those dickweeds at foreignpolicy would say they’re pragmatic.

Still. There is no need to differentiate from a minority. Most republicans are not big government statists, hence no modifier is required to define one who is not.

That’s why I had to ask. Since wanting to legalize dope is a liberal policy, I wondered if you meant pragmatic in it’s liberal sense.