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I think it is a perfectly good question, and it makes perfect sence. It is based upon speculation AND historical friendships....including that Fred was part of McCain's 2000 campaign:

SO- If Fred one day endorses McCain .... will that make Fred a RINO too???

[The Pack Knight]

That will depend on his reason for doing so. If McCain is the nominee, and Fred endorses him, that would make him the very opposite of a “Republican in Name Only”.

[The Pack Knight]

And, adding to my last post, considering the other options, I don't really think it would make Fred a 'RINO' if he endorsed McCain tomorrow.

After all, I'm not at all convinced that anyone else in the race would run a substantially more conservative or 'Republican' administration than would McCain.

None of the candidates are perfect Republicans. The only way Fred Thompson would be a 'RINO' in my book is if he endorsed someone other than a Republican in the general election.

It's "pick your poison" time in the Republican primary, and I won't hold it against Fred Thompson if he picks a different form of poison than I do.