Posted on 01/27/2015 6:01:32 AM PST by cotton1706
The Republican Establishment seems to believe that conservatives will naturally line up behind a RINO candidate because the alternative – President Hillary, for example – is so awful. Conservatives understand, however, the real dangers of electing a RINO president.
When a RINO sits in the White House, he can parade around as the “mediator” between conservatives and the left. RINO presidents can craft “compromises” and claim to be able to “get things done.” RINOs see themselves as practical men, pragmatists who assume that the left wants government and politics to work.
As a consequence, these RINO presidents appoint to the Supreme Court mushy men like Blackmun, Powell, Stevens, and Souter, whose “judicial qualification” instead of their instinct to engage the left in its war of judicial activism against the Constitution was considered paramount. George W. Bush showed how tone-deaf he was to the battle for the Supreme Court that he initially nominated Harriet Miers, an ultimate nebbish, before conservative activism forced him to instead nominate Samuel Alito.
Nixon created a host of federal regulatory agencies that plague us still and that Republicans in Congress were obliged to support, because no Republican leader was questioning that “something” had to be done about the environment, workplace safety, etc.
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Slowly, inexorably moving leftward.
Honestly, if a RINO is nominated the only thing that will save the country is Chamber of Commerce-types having their Near Death Experience under the four-year hell of a Liz Warren Presidency, thus getting knocked off their horse on the road to Damascus.
The real problem with RINO presidents is.. they do actually get things done!
ALL THE WRONG THINGS!
I don’t understand how every election Democrats chose their most liberal person possible, while Republicans always chose the most Rino-ish person possible.
Unbelievable. Last election, every two weeks the front runner changed, and everyone knew we would get Romney in the end.
Rigged. Rigged, I tell you. :)
With great conservative candidates like Romney, Jeb, Rubio and Christie we have nothing to worry about.
Too many people on this website have no idea.
Although I usually won’t vote for a RINO, I will do anything to keep Hitlery out of the WH. A Hitlery (or any Rat Prez) means another wacko or two on the USSC in the next 8 years. One more wacko on the USSC and it’s all over.
They’re UN, enemies of the Constitution.
A Rino is better than any democrat like Obama, I would support Palin, Cruse or anyone that can try and turn this country around.
Donald Trump is starting to look better and better. LOL!
I really don’t believe a RINO would do any better. Look at their records for Supreme Court justices. You got Thomas and Alito out of all the RINO president that are worth a tinkers damn.
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