Purge the RINOs and the RINO Apologists

4/28/09 | Natural law

[Natural Law]

I am as sick to death of RINO apologists as I am the RINOs themselves. Too many real conservatives took a lot of flack here on FR during the last mid term and presidential election cycles for expecting Republicans to actually legislate like Republicans rather voting for every Obama-lite candidate with an “R” after their names who just might be electable. To too many, elections are about partisan score keeping and not about the direction and future of the country.

Many conservatives received a lot of undeserved criticism because they refused to vote straight party line or choose the lesser of two evils, opting instead to withhold their vote when neither candidate represented me. All one need to do to see the folly of voting for RINOs is the passing of the Stimulus, the Prescription Drug program, and the confirmation of pro-abortion appointees and judges.

It isn't about party politics or which party is in power. No party owns me or my vote. It is about principle and voting for candidates who, based upon record and not campaign rhetoric, will work staunchly for the conservative principles I believe in. I would much rather be represented by a legitimately conservative minority party than by a RINO majority who moves us toward socialism only slightly more slowly than Obama.

[Natural Law]

I swear I am going to b*tchslap the next person who implores me to vote for a RINO.

[rabscuttle385]

Many conservatives received a lot of undeserved criticism because they refused to vote straight party line or choose the lesser of two evils, opting instead to withhold their vote when neither candidate represented me.

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[Pelham]

bttt

[rabscuttle385]

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[rabscuttle385]

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[grumpygresh]

Hopefully the RINO purge will reduce the impetus for a third party. Let’s take over the Republican party like the Marxists have take over the Democrat party.

[rabscuttle385]

BUMP!!!

[Michigan Bowhunter]

line em up and mow em down. After some weedin.....we need to do some ho ing

[skinkinthegrass]

Ya Got quite a line-up there....cheers!

[rabscuttle385]

Ping!

[icwhatudo]

Michael Steele did just that in Maryland’s 1st congressional district in the last election.

Almost every elected Republican in the state came out for the conservative Andrew Harris who was challenging the Rino Gilcrest. Even former Maryland (R) Governor Robert Erhlich (With whom Steele ran as Lt. Gov) came out against the Rino and for Harris. Steele supported the rino who later, after being defeated by the conservative in the primary, endorsed both the democrat and Obama. The democrat won in a very close race thanks to Steele’s efforts.

[bigbob]

Purge is the word!

[calcowgirl]

No party owns me or my vote.

Yep. A simple fact that many party operatives refuse to acknowledge.

[sickoflibs]

RINO rage ping! Saw Brite Hume tonight upset about R party turning on Spector. But Bill Crystal called it a win (longer term) for R party. Why? It’s the start of democrats being held responsible once they have full power.

[Laissez-faire capitalist]

The GOP saw what happens when you put up a “progressive light” (McCain) against a full-fledged “progressive” (Obama).

You lose.

Why are there some within the GOP who want the GOP to go moderate or moderately liberal?

Abortion.

They want the GOP to be conseravtive on fiscal policy and national security (2 of the 3 legs) but they want to cast aside the 3rd leg (social conservativism).

IT WONT WORK.

Social conservatives will not show up to vote if the GOP keeps putting up RINOS in Senate races, House races and presidential races.

Reagan types and only Reagan types.

[rabscuttle385]

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[VRWC For Truth]

RINO season is open.

[Redbob]

Now might be the very best time for us to encourage such useless creatures as Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins to make their true allegiances official...

Hell, John McCain can join ‘em for all the git I shive!

[Natural Law]

"The GOP saw what happens when you put up a “progressive light” (McCain) against a full-fledged “progressive” (Obama)"

The American public is collectively wise. Legitimate conservative candidates win when not compromised or sold out by their own party. Those with no moral compass who opt to say what ever they think they need to say to get the most votes are ultimately losers in every sense of the word.

[Redbob]

"Why are there some within the GOP who want the GOP to go moderate or moderately liberal"

Stupidity or complicity - it's one or the other.
Charitably, I would say that in John Cornyn's case, it is the former...