[Mind-numbed Robot]

I started off liking the article but by the end it seemed whiny and very short on specifics. He seems to be the kind of RINO he complains about. As far as Mr. Paroutka for whom he voted, how does he know how this guy would have conducted himself once in office and faced with myriad Catch 22 choices? I suppose Hope really does spring eternal.

[Pegita]

I gave it my best shot, BB, but I quit with the statement that George Bush is a liberal.

[jagrmeister]

How do I begin...the gentlemen characterized as a RINO clearly needs to learn some manners and his argumentative style leaves much to be desired. But I don't know how much we gain by playing this game of pinning-the-tail-on-the-RINO. Who gets to define what it means to be a Republican? The real problem is that we create these litmus tests on a small number of issues; whereas we may agree on a broad variety of other conservative, free-market, and pro-family issues. But we stigmatize, alienate, and eventually remove people from the party- people with whom we share much in common. I think we should continue to stand for what we believe; but we should also be able to disagree without fear of being ex-communicated.