Democrats, with a very few exceptions, have core values; Bigger government, a more controlling government, a free spending government, and a lust for power. Thus, there are very few DINO’s.
Republicans, on the other hand, with a few exceptions, have no core values; Smaller government, a less controlling government, a fiscally responsible government and less interest in power as such. Thus, most all Republicans are, in fact, RINO’s.
This makes it difficult for Republicans to compete. As is said, the playing field is not level. You can see this in the way Republicans vote. On some issues, it would appear that McCain is conservative and then on others he is a liberal. And that is the way with most Republicans and thus so many RINO’s and that drives us nuts.
There is only one solution, a 3rd Party for committed conservatives only. It would take time, but to get a bunch of RINO’s to become conservative is hopeless. And the current Republican Party will soon be history.
Democrats, with a very few exceptions, have core values; Bigger government, a more controlling government, a free spending government, and a lust for power. Thus, there are very few DINO’s.
Republicans, on the other hand, with a few exceptions, have no core values; Smaller government, a less controlling government, a fiscally responsible government and less interest in power as such. Thus, most all Republicans are, in fact, RINO’s.”
No, I dont think its lack of core values, its that smaller Government when you have a huge Federal govt already really means no programmatic agenda except to CUT PROGRAMS THAT ALREADY EXIST. And here’s the rub: DC is full of special interests that exist solely to KEEP AND EXPAND those programs.
So any principled conservative is a skunk at a garden party inside DC.
Which in turn means anyone without an iron will and stubborn personality and/or complete loner, ends up ‘going along’, even if a supposed conservative with some of the nonsense.
Our guys end up looking weak and inconsistent.
This bill is a bad bad idea and we should have had fewere defections on it.