[Darren McCarty]

I live right outside Ann Arbor. I rarely use the term RINO. It's overused. Republicans are a big tent. Most Republicans in Ann Arbor are usually more business oriented and liberal on social issues like abortion, with the exception of the Ave Maria Catholics. Over closer to Detroit, the Republicans there tend to be more protectionist, pro-gun, and pro-gun and distrustful of business.

All of them could be tagged RINO by another wing of the party. I don't use the term RINO for them. I save it for Schwarz, Chafee, Leach, Hagel, and the outright traitors.

[paudio]

All of them could be tagged RINO by another wing of the party.

Unfortunately, you are right. I'm a social and economic conservative, but I can see that some people are into one but not necessarily into the other. If they want to be part of Republican party, which historically they do, we need to accept them. The great thing about Reagan is that he could keep both in the party.