[Tulane]

Just because a republican votes for something you don’t like doesn’t mean he is a RINO. Can we please stop the circular firing squad and concentrate on getting these people to pass the legislation we want? This vote was sealed once there was more than one conservative running against Boehner. I can’t blame Grothman for refusing to participate in a fools errand.

[Slambat]

“Just because a republican votes for something you don’t like doesn’t mean he is a RINO.”

In this case it sure does. When you get burned by someone
you were fooled into supporting and it turns out it’s a RINO
the liberal thing to do is to justify it or act like it’s no
big deal. The conservative thing to do is to admit that you
were made the fool and try not to let it happen again.

[Sideshow Bob]

I can’t blame Grothman for refusing to participate in a fools errand.

I blame Grothman for failing to stand up for conservative principles.

There is no way any honest conservative could support Boehner for Speaker. Therefore, Grothman sold out his conservative principle in exchange for either his personal benefit of a more prestigious committee assignment or some potential future benefit - some "greater good" - to his constiuents.

Either way, Grothman sold out.

[House Atreides]

“Just because a republican votes for something you don’t like doesn’t mean he is a RINO. Can we please stop the circular firing squad...”
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Yes, by all means, let’s stop the “circular firing squad” and go to the fire all being from one direction -— FROM the GOPe and DIRECTED at Tea Party and constitutional conservative Republicans.

By the way, I’m seeing no shortage of apologists coming forth to defend newly elected Congress critters BETRAYING the base that sent them to Washington based upon their pre-election promises. I consider these apologists to be even less than “summer soldiers” and abandon the fight at the first mention of the mere possibility of hostile fire.

[arthurus]

No he is not a RINO. He is a Republican. That is what Republicans are. It is the principled conservatives who are RINOs. The rest are true Republicans in the Designated Opposition Wing of the Imperial Party.

[itsahoot]

Can we please stop the circular firing squad

Uh, nope!

[Osage Orange]

Just because a republican votes for something you don’t like doesn’t mean he is a RINO.

So if some GOB person votes for amnesty which I oppose....he/she isn't a RINO?

So if some GOB person votes for Islamic "understanding" which I oppose....he/she isn't a RINO?

So if some GOB person votes for increased taxes which I oppose....he/she isn't a RINO?

So if some GOB person votes for more OBAMACARE which I oppose....he/she isn't a RINO?

I could go on.........