At the end of the day, both a liberal Republican (otherwise known as a "RINO") and a liberal Democrat are both still liberals.
The only difference is that one is milder than the other.
You're not stopping anything. You're only procrastinating having to deal with the leftists who want to transform this Republic into a Socialist Republic.
The PURISTS that say they will NEVER support a RINO EVER is CHILDISH and is what has got us into some of this mess.
Why the hell should I support a RINO?
I am not beholden to the Republican Party.
In 2004, the first election I was eligible to vote in, I was a registered member of the Republican Party in Loudoun County, Virginia, and I voted for the stinking RINO Bush.
And look what I got.
Amnesty. TARP. Cap and tax. Ramos and Compean. Two endless interventionist wars. Oh, and, the pièce_de_résistance: Obama.
I am no longer a member of the Republican Party, registered or otherwise. I am, however, still a conservative, and while I will be happy to support Republican candidates who are in fact genuine conservatarians, I will not automatically bend over for any more of the damn RINOs...simply because you and various assorted brainless GOP sheep bleat that I should do so.
So, no, the so-called "purists" are not to blame. Stupid RINOs that steered the Republican Party away from its guiding principles and into the Socialist darkness are to blame for the present status of the Republican Party.
I voted for McCain because I wanted SARAH!
That still doesn't change the fact that you voted for McCain.
The only difference is that one is milder than the other.
Agree completely.
RINOs like Romney will continue to support having a massive government, will be lackadaisical on the border issue, will encourage social liberal garbage like gay marriage and socialistic initiatives such as government health care.
We do not need a RINO like Romney. We desperately need a conservative who wants to drastically reduce government and subsequently the out-of-control spending and who will help us to restore our lost liberties and our strength as a nation.
Good luck, like Romney stopped socialized medicine in MA ?