We can't?
Okay, answer me this riddle.
RINO=REPUBLICAN IN NAME ONLY
Can YOU tell me McCain's loyalty to the Republican Party is absolute? If so, why then did McCain break ground by being offered the VP slot on the Democrat presidential ticket last year?
A good "Republican" doesn't have to be a conservative or a Liberal. Being a good "Republican" is nothing more then being loyal to Party. Which is why I'm not a Republican. I'm a conservative. I'm loyal to conservatism first.
A good "Republican" does not flirt with the offer to be VP for the Dems for weeks. A good "Republican" would result in instantaneous dismissive calls by everyone on both aisles at the possibility of joining the opposing party's ticket. That didn't happen with McCain, because Mccain isn't loyal to Party. he's loyal to self. As result it was the story for weeks during the campaign of will he/won't he.
He does classify in the purest sense as a RINO accordingly.
Frist, as someone else asked about his absence, does not. Without question he's weak. But no one doubts his loyalty is to the Republican Party. Which is why he is not a RINO.
If so, why then did McCain break ground by being offered the VP slot on the Democrat presidential ticket last year?
The VP slot was pushed by Dems and the MSM. Timmy Russert and the gang found that tantilizing.
He didn't break ground, they did. He wasn't interested.
Party loyalty comes with organizing the Senate and getting bills on the floor. From there I don't think your vote should belong to any party.