I agree with Medved. McCain is with the Republican party enough that he isn’t simply running as a republican to get elected. He’s not consistantly conservative, and he also votes against the party on party-line votes too often for my taste.
Of course, I tend to eschew the “RINO” label anyway, preferring to discuss ways in which candidates fail to support conservative or even republican party issues, rather than simply drawing a line one way or another.
But even under accepted definitions of RINO, I think McCain doesn’t quite fit. IN some ways, he is pretty conservative, and we could do worse for President (this ignores the questions of emotional stability).
A good analysis, and pretty straightforward (especially the side comment about McCain's stability).
Regarding Medved, I listen to him a lot and mostly enjoy his show. I'm just getting tired of his self-righteous, "I'm always right, you better listen to me" shtick. I know Rush claims he's always right (yes, it's a play on words, sometimes), but somehow Rush's way of making his points doesn't grate on me like Medved does.