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To: 68 grunt
Unfortunately, your type of thinking is why the GOP is infested with RINOs. A case in point is Arlen Spector (RINO, Scotland). Had the President and Senator Rick Santorum stuck to their principles and supported the pro-life, conservative candidate, Pat Toomey, we would have two conservative Senators from a Northeastern state today, instead of one conservative (Santorum) and one liberal (Spector). If Santorum was electable, running as a conservative in a heavily union state with a big city cesspool like Philadelphia, Toomey could have been elected.

Unfortunately, Bush and Santorum panicked. Bush's moderation in this matter did not carry over into a win in the Keystone State for his re-election. Spector will be a thorn in the side of conservatives for another five and one half years. So much for compromise for its own sake.

926 posted on 05/02/2005 12:02:00 PM PDT by Wallace T.
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To: Wallace T.
Unfortunately, your type of thinking is why the GOP is infested with RINOs. ...

These RINOs, as you call them, win elections. Needlebutts don't, a fact for which I am thankful.

934 posted on 05/02/2005 12:04:46 PM PDT by 68 grunt (3/1 India, 3rd, 68-69, 0311)
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To: Wallace T.
Unfortunately, your type of thinking is why the GOP is infested with RINOs.

Ah, you cannot win JACK without us; get over it.

953 posted on 05/02/2005 12:11:31 PM PDT by Howlin (North Carolina, where beer kegs are registered and illegal aliens run free.)
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To: Wallace T.
Unfortunately, your type of thinking is why the GOP is infested with RINOs.

Your type of thinking makes it easier for the Democrats to regain and retain power.

963 posted on 05/02/2005 12:14:46 PM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (Matthew 16:18)
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To: Wallace T.
Had the President and Senator Rick Santorum stuck to their principles and supported the pro-life, conservative candidate, Pat Toomey, we would have two conservative Senators from a Northeastern state today

I didn't realize that PA was so conservative that the winner of the Republican primary automatically wins the Senate seat.

Here in Texas, we still have to wait for the general election for the winner to be determined.

Maybe someday Texas will get to be as conservative as PA is...

1,202 posted on 05/02/2005 6:55:39 PM PDT by stands2reason (It's 2005, and two wrongs still don't make a right.)
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