[rabscuttle385]

"Even Bob Dole would be considered a RINO by (their) standards. He has told me that."

[ken21]

remember when bob dope (r-kansas) did “bipartisanship” with the democrat socialists and spent the social security surplus?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The ruling-class RINOs think they're still in charge.

Just wait until Sarah declares.

[runninglips]

Bob “lets make a deal” Dole is the very definition of a RINO. He single handedly turned a possible victory by the Newt Gingrich led House, into a sure defeat during that times war over spending. If he would have hung with his stablemates, this country would be very different right now. Quite possibly we would have had a balanced budget amendment and term limits also. I give the the double “flying finger of fate” award, and a hearty TWEET QUACK.

[griswold3]

If Republicans behave like Democrats, why do we need two parties?

[FlingWingFlyer]

Weird how you never hear the old DemocRATS whining about the Marxists and Communists taking over their party. Now there’s some “extremists”.

[hosepipe]

The Republican party needs more specific descriptions..

I Submit...........
RR = Republican
RD = Republican/ democrat
RP = Republican phonies/shills/fakes/poseurs..
RS = Republican spineless
RC = republican clueless

[Ronin]

Bob Dole IS a RINO.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The rift between conservatives and moderates, they maintain, is widening into a chasm that could have significant implications for the party and the state.

Time for the "moderates" to form their own milquetoast third party and get the Hell out of the way.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Didn't Bob Dole lose?...

[dalereed]

all RINOS should go join either the democrap or communist party!

[Antoninus]

"If they continue in the right-wing hard-core Republican belief of things and display an angry and vicious approach to things, it will backfire on them," Owens said.

These people sure do go on like Democrats, don't they? They've got more animus toward conservatives than toward socialists. Should tell you all you need to know.

[lurk]

Two questions.

One, how old is Bob Dole? Like, 120?

Two, he can still talk?

[GeronL]

How come leftists and moderates aren’t ever called “divisive”??

Pushing gay marriage and homo indoctrination of children is not controversial at all, is it?

[MestaMachine]

“Vratil clearly believes the kind of internal divide evidenced by the RINO dinner - coupled with what he sees as a radical conservative agenda - could prove detrimental to the party”

But immeasurably beneficial to the United States of America. Country before party. Honor before dishonor.

[He Rides A White Horse]

The rift between conservatives and moderates, they maintain, is widening into a chasm that could have significant implications for the party and the state.

Rift? Moderate is a filthy word. More like a battle.

And if getting there means working for the ouster of more moderate GOP senators, then so be it.

Then so be it, by God.

Vratil clearly believes the kind of internal divide evidenced by the RINO dinner - coupled with what he sees as a radical conservative agenda - could prove detrimental to the party.

'Moderate' (code for leftist compromiser) says 'radical' conservatives are bad. Conservatives (non-compromisers) are bad. Not 'in touch' with Joe/ Jane voter. Bye now, Mr. Moderate.

[Venturer]

They seek decisive legislative majorities that could push an aggressive conservative agenda.

And if getting there means working for the ouster of more moderate GOP senators, then so be it.
..........................................................

Amen——Amen-———Amen

Moderate GOP Senators. You have been warned.

[fightinJAG]

Of course the GOP is going to fracture on some level.

That’s the way political parties remake themselves, which, from time to time, becomes necessary.

The party either fractures literally and the Tea Party replaces the GOP, which then goes the way of the Whigs.

Or the party fractures figuratively and the Tea Party displaces the GOP, which then goes away except, perhaps, in name only.

So the irony is that if the GOP wants to survive, it has to become the GOPINO. Because the Tea Party is either going to RE-place it or DIS-place it.

[Joe Boucher]

Come primary time the RINOs will be licking their wounds in de feet.
Go Tea party, Go real Conservatives.

[wayoverontheright]

The Tea Party arose from the private sector's realization that capitalism was under seige. Employers had sensed this for some time, but the Tea Parties didn't have numbers and thus power until employees saw that declaring their employers as the enemy would in the end be harmful to them.

The myth being purveyed by the left is that you can attack "the rich" with impunity, but the rank and file finally figured out that this cannot be so, thus, the Tea Parties.

[Vision]

Does he really think McCain didn’t fracture the GOP?