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Painting the Map Red is the insider¹s blueprint for achieving a permanent Republican majority.

I'd prefer a permanant conservative majority. With few exceptions, republicans have proven they cannot be trusted.

With few exceptions, republicans have proven they cannot be trusted.

You are wrong. On every issue where the congress did something you disagreed with, I'll bet it was because of the 45 democrats. Get rid of the democrats and you will get almost everything you want. Get rid of the rinos and you will get next to nothing that you want.

I'd prefer a permanant conservative majority. With few exceptions, republicans have proven they cannot be trusted.

Sad. But true. While the grassroots of the Republican Party impresses me, the current party leadership and the majority of Republicans in Congress absolutely disgust me.

I have a good idea of what it means in practice to be a liberal (modern liberal). Ditto conservative. But what about the Republican In Name Only (RINO)? Clearly, the Rino is not a donkey (jackass), nor an elephant. The Rino is in between, but how close to a donkey, or to an elephant? The American Conservative Union rates politicians by their votes. It is conservative. The Americans for Democratic Action is liberal and has its own ratings. To the ACU, a high rating is conservative. To the ADA a high rating is liberal. I looked up the ACU, ADA ratings for six senators. I also summed the ACU and ADA ratings. In a perfect world the sum would be be 100.

ACU rating ADA rating Sum
Liberal
Kerry 5 92 97
Kennedy 3 90 93
RINO
Snowe 51 40 91
Chafee 41 55 96
Conservative
Sessions 98 0 98
Inhofe 97 3 100

http://www.acuratings.org/
http://www.adaction.org/votingrecords.htm

It seems the Rinos are in the middle. Some “moderates” out there may think this is peachy. But I’m not so sure. Maybe if the Senate were composed of Conservatives and Rinos, 50/50, that would be O.K.