[poet]

Question: How can you tell who's a conservative because politicians tell us what we want to hear and then, by and large, their true colors come out after they are elected? Remember how clinton usurped the repub agenda?
For instance, is guiliani or riordan (Calif) considered conservatives because they wear a republican label?
As a reminder, guiliani supported cuomo over Gov Pataki and he has aligned himself with mayor bloomberg of N.Y>

As for personal vilification of someone, anyone, that should not be allowed.
I am registered as a "declined to state" in CA, and I never vote for a party, rather, I vote for a candidate and I watch their voting record. I can live with a conservative voting record of 75% to 80%, but, none lower.

[Cold Heat]

I agree. Polititians, lawyers and accountants should all be watched. As to RINOs, they have their value, even though they don't tow the republican line. So do DINOs.

I believe their are more DINOs than RINOs in the House. That is a good thing. Politics make for strange bedfellows.

As to election make up, Nobody did that dance better than Clinton. All those promises he made and the media never called him on it. Most polititians would not be so lucky and would have to do as they portrayed themselves. After a few years they can say they evolved.