Why do you care if someone is a ‘RINO,’ i.e., Republican in Name Only, when you dislike Republicans in the first place?
The label is truly meaningless and contradictory.
If you believe the GOP was ever 100% far right conservative, you are dreaming. And if you think it should be more conservative, then work within the party. However, you are not ever going to get perfect agreement on everything.
Oh, and you left out the libertarian component of the Tea Party, which is significant and dominant. They, I think, deserve the label ‘RINO’ because they disagree with virtually the entire RNC platform, yet find it convenient to wear the ‘R’ label when running for office.
What’s your point? It’s kind of hard to make out.
If you are trying to say that Mitt Romeny represents the majority/consensus view within the Republican Party, you are delirious.
“when you dislike Republicans in the first place?” I don’t dislike Republicans at all. What I dislike is someone disregarding voters who sent them to Washington and voting like they feel, or what is good for their cronies. I don’t care how they feel, or who their friends are. Vote like the hard working American people who sent you there, in the first place. We just want representation of our conservative values, patriotic views.
Oh, and you left out the libertarian component of the Tea Party, which is significant and dominant. They, I think, deserve the label ‘RINO’ because they disagree with virtually the entire RNC platform, yet find it convenient to wear the ‘R’ label when running for office.”
That’s a good point.
Ron Paul is a RINO, due to his many libertarian-not-Republican positions, but his supporters calls others RINOs.