And I do recognize some names in the "Nay" column who meet my own personal definition of RINO.
But I'm not about to throw "RINO" at every one of them.
If this vote truly proves that 24 out of 45 GOP Senators are 100% USDA Certified RINOs, then that leaves only 21 non-RINOs.
If that's accurate, and there are really only 21 out of 100 dependable Senators, then we might as well throw in the towel now.
Alternatively, perhaps we should question our own definitions of "RINO"?
Continually expanding the number of scenarios in which a certain word is applied, diminishes the usefulness of that word. Because when situations later arise where you REALLY need to use it, nobody's going to believe you.
Remember Vizzini using "Inconceivable!" over & over? ...... "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." - Inigo Montoya
The 21 (of 45 Republicans) Senators who voted NO can, for the most part, be considered the hardcore constitutional conservative faction of the Republican caucus. The have reinforcements coming in January 2015 and further reinforcements should be coming from the 2016 election.
Even though it is not fast enough to suit me, we are making progress.
Yep, the old fairy tale The Boy Who Cried Rhino.
Then you have to subtract those that cast "show votes." Standard practice to let some off the hook after the final outcome is assured.
Government is a criminal enterprise a Senate seat is akin to a Made Man.
If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it."
Mark Twain -