"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
It's crunch time, you are either with us or against us ....
goldstategop wrote: "We ought to take a lesson from them in pride in our beliefs and in nominating candidates who stand for the things we believe in rather than do a head fake Left to get themselves elected. "
I agree. Each person should fight to nominate the candidate that most matches their beliefs. That includes general elections. Ideally, wouldn't it be great to eliminate the RINOs? Realistically, that isn't possible at this time and probably never will be. So, it's better to vote for the RINO (in the general election) who will give you 5 or 10% of what you want and put your party in control, versus the Democrat who will likely try to take everything away you've gained as well as not give you anything else you want.
Seriously, what good does it do to eliminate a RINO (in the general election) if it means your party loses majority status? Fortunately, I don't have to vote for Chafee, but I'd do it in the general election even if I had to carry a barf bag to the polling place.