I'm not comfortable with blanket castigation of RINOs.
1. They hold seats from liberal states that would otherwise be held by outright liberal communists.
2. They are the proverbial half a loaf because we do get their votes on many issues of some significance to us.
3. They are easier to negotiate with than the opposition would be.
4. They are often loyal Republicans. I know people hate to admit it, but Colin Powell crawled out of the hospital after cancer surgery to get to a microphone and face slap Ted Kennedy when Kennedy was dominating the coverage of very very bad days in Iraq back in May and June. Right behind Powell that day was John McCain, defending the President and telling Kennedy to shut up.
I remember this, and so do you. Our conservatives were hiding under a table that week, when the terrorists in Iraq exploded onto the TV screens. Only our RINOs defended the President.
You are correct. Half a loaf is better than none, and the RINOs have been helpful in many situations. This blanket castigation is unwarrented. Specter has supported GW before, when it counted, and holding him back from this post would likely cause more problems than it would solve, since it would lose us the support of other RINO senators. We have a 5 vote lead, not a 15 vote lead. We need them all.
Yeah, what you said too. Ditto
Fine, but this is one post that the RINO's shouldn't be trusted with, especially one with a track record like Specter.