“The RINO brigade was bound to come down on Brown. Surprised it happened so quickly.”
Agree. A lot of people here seem to think that you’re either a conservative or a ‘RINO’ and they ignore the reality that there are many shades in between. Today’s RINO might be tomorrow’s conservative and vice versa, depending on how they vote with respect to the latest important piece of legislation. Even among those who are widely accepted as being conservative, there are important degrees of difference. For example, I see John Bolton as a sort of benchmark in conservatism. That is to say, it’s hard for me to imagine anyone being more conservative than he is. But using John Bolton as the standard, even Dick Cheney himself seems pathetically RINO-ish. So let’s not spoil our happy moment today by RINO-Borking our victorious new senator from Massachusetts. Considering what is possible in that state, who were we expecting them to elect, John Bolton?
Thanks for your comment. I agree entirely. There is no standard, defined definition of conservative, and people throw this RINO term around if there is some particular policy a Republican doesn’t like.
Personally, I think the Pubs need to put first principals first: Strong national defense, limited federal government, and limited taxation.
I think the war between the small government/fiscal conservative portion of the party and the so-called social conservatives improves the Dems chances of winning elections, and then we wind up with an Obamunist radical.
I think its time to realize that the majority of the country is center right and drop the firebrand stuff.
I have argued that point till I'm blue in the face. Too many think in terms of 'black and white'. In everything there are 'shades of grey', degrees of shading, likes and dislikes, dos and don'ts.
Question; 'Care for a hamburger?'
Answer; 'sure, but no pickles please'.
Reply; 'I love pickles, but no tomato for me'.
In black and white we would all love burgers 'all the way', or we would all hate burgers, period.