Hunter endorsed Huckabee
Tancredo endorsed Romney
DeMint endorsed Romney
Pawlenty endorsed McCain
Thompson endorsed McCain
Newt endorsed Scozzafava
Santorum endorsed Specter
Rubio endorsed Huckabee
Santorum endorsed Romney
Scott Brown endorsed Rommey
Ann Coulter endorsed Romney
Mark Levin endorsed Romney
Dick Cheney endorsed McCain
Thune endorsed McCain
Jindahl endorsed McCain
Huckabee endorsed McCain
Bachmann endorsed McCain/Palin
Ron Paul endorsed Chuck Baldwin
Ron Paul endorsed ralph Nader and Cynthia McKinney
Ron Paul endorsed Bob Barr
Paul Ryan endorsed McCain for President
Rick Perry (Governor-Texas) endorsed Rudy Guiliani
Peter King endorsed Guliani
GWB endorsed Spector
Santorum endorsed Spector
DeMint endorsed Graham
JD Haworth endorsed McCain
John Thune endorsed McCain
Sheriff Joe Arpaio endorsed Romney
Coburn endorsed McCain
McConnell endorsed McCain
Fred Thompson endorsed McCain for Senate 2010
Now tell me, are you prepared to toss them all aside because they've endorsed a RINO?
Scott Brown endorsed Rommey
Ann Coulter endorsed Romney
Mark Levin endorsed Romney
These were all during the GOP primary in 2008 when the choice was down to McCain and Romney. It was pretty much a wash at that point, but I favored Romney, too. Both had histories as liberal Republicans, but Romney was pretending to be conservative while McCain was still playing the Maverick. We could have gotten a little more from Romney. Plus, he understands the economy better. Was Romney my first choice? Hell no, I was for Hunter and then Thompson until they dropped out.
Some people, with that oh-so-knowledgable tone, suggest that those who seek perfection are simply unrealistic. Those people, several on this thread, are failing to comprehend the difference between a primary and a general election. In every primary, when presented with a choice between a conservative and a RINO, a conservative should support the conservative. Period. If they don't, they are not a conservative. If you don't support conservatives, how can you call yourself one?
In the general election, look at the choices and hold your nose if you have to. But in the primary, let's try to take control of the Stupid Party back from the RINOs, shall we?
“Now tell me, are you prepared to toss them all aside because they’ve endorsed a RINO?”
First of all, I’m not tossing Sarah Palin aside. Secondly, please narrow down your list to those that have endorsed two RINOs in the primaries. Then we’ll compare notes.
“please narrow down your list to those that have endorsed two RINOs in the primaries.”
I’ll add one more criteria - those who’ve endorsed two RINOs in the primaries since the Tea Party movement (post MAObama election.) Remaining from your list:
**Newt endorsed Scozzafava
**Fred Thompson endorsed McCain for Senate 2010
**Sarah Palin endorsed McCain for Senate 2010 and Fiorina for Senate 2010.
I don’t think too many of us are worrying about Newt and Fred Thompson, the way we’re concerned about Palin’s endorsements - as she is a current power in the Conservative movement and those other two are not really that.