[scott7278]

I’m sick of RINO’s — this is what our “big tent” philosophy has gotten us. Palin saved McCain from being a national laughingstock; he shouldn’t have to be asked a question about it to give an answer.

Palin also saved us; we can say that 57,000,000+ didn’t buy the hype of Obama.

[Terpfen]

I’m sick of RINO’s — this is what our “big tent” philosophy has gotten us.

More accurately, the misuse of the big tent philosophy. When Reagan said it, he meant that the party is open to any and all who agree with and advocate a number of common beliefs and causes. The RINOs decided the big tent philosophy meant that the Republican Party should become like the Democrat Party, where a bunch of groups get together and vote for the same guy even though those groups have opposing aims. (I still think it's hilarious how blacks are socially conservative and largely religious, yet vote for the party that advocates gay marriage.)