[aligncare]

Okay ... I’ll go ahead and blame them if a ‘rat’s elected. RINO: a political devotee who calls himself “Republican”, but then votes Third party or votes his “conscience” instead of voting “Republican”; thus contributing to the election of said ‘rat. That’s a Republican In Name Only.

[ovrtaxt]

I won’t vote for a big government liberal, I don’t care what he wants to call himself.

[FreeInWV]

Just curious. Would you consider Arlen Specter a RINO or an admirable Republican who is doing his part supporting the big tent of the GOP?

[angkor]

a political devotee who calls himself “Republican”, but then votes Third party or votes his “conscience” instead of voting “Republican”

The issue is really "conservative" and not "Republican". The RNC shows an increasing drift away from conservative values, and I'm more and more perplexed about what a "Republican" actually believes.

By "conservative values" I DO NOT mean abortion. It's important to say that, because there's zero correlation between "conservative" and "abortion", although the "abortion voters" would like us to believe otherwise. There's a whole cabal of them that would be as happy as Rats as Republcans, because they have one and only one issue, and they;ll vote for whomever accomodates that issue.

So instead I mean actually conservative issues like fiscal sanity, sound foreign policy, IMMMIGRATION and protecting the borders, a belief in the Constitution (CFR), etc. Those are several areas where the RNC has completely lost its way.

[Ol' Sparky]

No, A RINO is someone that votes for a liberal Republican and pretends he or she is advancing the conservative cause.

In case you missed it, it was RINO Republicans spending money and expanding government from 2000 to 2006. It has been RINO Republicans teaming with Democrats to push through amnesty bills for illegals. RINOS joined Democrats in trying to block strict Constitutionalist jurists to the courts.

The ONLY way conservativism is to progress is for conservatives to vote for conservatives.

[itsahoot]

a political devotee who calls himself “Republican”, but then votes Third party or votes his “conscience” instead of voting “Republican”; thus contributing to the election of said ‘rat. That’s a Republican In Name Only.<[> Strange but I think I might define that person as a person of conviction, who isn't willing to sell his soul for 30 pieces of silver. All your bluster not withstanding, that is how your ilk gave us Arnold.