After McCain-Feingold and a bunch of Moderate behavior by Bush (not repealing EO imposed firearms/ammo import bans with his own EO for example) kinda proved my correct.
This happens EVERY election cycle on FR.
I can understand your suspicious of Bush 43, given his lineage. While there was a lot not to like about him, the fact is he was much better than his father on taxes, as good or better on national security and much better on judges, all important issues to me.
Sorry, I can't take seriously an argument that Palin is a RINO. Go very far to her right and you're in fringe territory, where we could manage to lose even in a very bad year for Democrats. If you want Obama for eight years, though, I guess that's where you go.