I make no apologies for going after individuals whose actions and goals bring damage to the Conservative cause. I have a singular distaste for candidates who lie to my face without an ounce of shame. Maybe calling them RINO isn’t the right term, perhaps CINO (Conservative in name only) or DIABLO (Democrat in all but label only) is more apt. I grew up chin deep around corrupt Democrats who would lie, lie and lie some more. I EXPECT that of them, and my contempt remains bedrock. But I expect from Republicans one basic thing... honesty.
I didn’t approve of Giuliani’s candidacy for President, but at least he wasn’t lying about changing positions at every turn (and at least had a positive accomplishment to his repertoire in resolving the horrific crime rate that had plagued the city for 3 decades).
When you have a candidate who inspires rank dishonesty in their supporters (paid or otherwise) and dares to call themself a “Republican” or “Conservative”, I’m going to get mad as hell and go the extra mile to make sure they’re discredited and crash and burn. Just in the past week alone watching the supporters of Rick Perry rewrite history (to the point that Al Gore himself was made over into a RIGHT-winger when Perry served as his campaign manager in TX) is a perfect example of a reason to vociferously oppose his candidacy.
One thing I like and expect of Conservatism is straight-forwardness, honesty and a basic recognition of reality. When a candidate and their supporters have to toss all that out the window to justify themselves, they’ve not only lost the right to call themselves Conservatives, but have completely lost the moral and ethical high ground that we MUST possess to take the field against the Democrat opposition. If both nominees are dirty, deceitful and corrupted, we’ve lost the war.