Everyone is entitled to their opinions, regardless of how wrong they may be. You talk of me/us putting her in the “enemy” camp. Well, the biggest “enemy” Conservatives face may not be Liberal Democrats, but Liberals who reside in the Republican Party calling themselves Conservatives. Those types, who are what I mean by RINO’s, truly don't agree with Conservatives. I don't even think they like us. Oh, they will throw us some crumbs to attempt to garner votes, but if they had their way, they would sooner have an Obama in office versus a real Conservative.
Honest Conservatives can have disagreements over minor issues. I don't expect the 1000% perfect candidate. But on core issues, there are no disagreements. Romney doesn't believe in most of those core issues. Christie is showing signs he doesn't either.
With this I agree wholeheartedly. There has always been a more liberal strain in the Republican party. Used to be called the Rockefeller wing. As I mentioned just a moment ago in another post, to me real RINO's are people like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lincoln Chafee, Charlie Crist, and Arlen Specter (particularly in his later years). Anyone to the right of them is, to me, not a RINO even if they happen to be more moderate on some issues than me.