“So let me ask a question. If Cruz is a “Republican in name only” (i.e. a false or fake Republican), what current Republican do you believe is NOT a RINO?”
Good point. Just a little out of context though.
Any non conservative republican like Bush for example.
I think the term is “big government republican”. Today
republican is democrat lite. Cruz is a conservative in
the only party he could run in and win.
A conservative democrat would be a DINO if they even
exist.
I’m assuming your point is, conservatism is Republican. In
general it should be but it’s not. Too many republicans
today are willing to cross the aisle and compromise with
a party that wants to destroy everything this country was
founded on. Listen to Rush, he explains it better than I
can. The republican party must be infiltrated and taken
over by the conservatives. Like the commies did with the
democrat party. Until the republican party becomes
conservative then yes Cruz is a RINO because he is a
conservative.
It all come down to what the definition of republican is
today and what it should be. Spinelessness as opposed to
statesmanship based on morals and principals laid down
by our founding fathers.
Thanks for your thoughtful response. I had no point. I was simply asking a question. I still didn’t get a name though. Who among Republicans in office today do you believe fits your requirement of what a Republican “should be”?
Also, Ronald Reagan compromised also. Several tax increases were signed into law by Reagan for instance. Reagan also signed the Brady Bill. Does this make Reagan a RINO? Or make him not what a Republican “should be”?