His days as a Republican ended when he did that.
You people keep forgetting that the original RINOs were all Democrats who were not satisfied with working through the Democrat chairs to get to higher office ~ they wanted it now, and you could do that in many places by running as a Republican.
Deals were made.
This more modern use of describing Leftwingtards as RINOs doesn't apply in all cases, or even in very many cases. We used to call them Rockefeller Republicans or Eastern Republicans.
That’s a very good point about Rockefeller Republicans. The term RINO can be lazily thrown around and, as you point out, it is often hurled at the wrong targets.
I honestly think that if the Ambassador to China under a Democratic administration is a deal-breaker for folks on here, then that is fair enough.
I also think, however, that a person’s record should be examined. Although they would probably brandish a similar pro-business approach to Huntsman, would a ‘Rockefeller’ or ‘Eastern’ Republican have such a strong record on Life and the Second Amendment? I’m not sure they would.
Again, it really depends on what issues are deal-breakers for each individual voter.
One thing is certain, we need those ‘Eastern’ and ‘Rockefeller’ types to be voting AGAINST Obama next November. I think we can all agree on that!