[Graewoulf]

IDEAS trump names, every time.

The ideas that the “Republican Establishment” has adopted has led to a rudderless ship, Bipartisan Cave-In journey into the bottomless VALLEY OF DEBT, and America’s current financial death spiral.

It is really very simple: “Will the effect of the words and actions of a politician increase or decrease the Total National Federal Debt within one year?”

If the answer to the above question is to decrease the TNFD, then that politician is a Conservative.

Thus, a Conservative IS the Middle-of-the-Road political position in America.

To clarify, the dictionary definition of “conserve” is as follows: “1. To protect from loss or depletion, preserve.”

A Republican is a “Big Tent” member in search of voters to put themselves or their candidates in public office. Their Political Party has lost touch with the Silent Majority, who are now the Vocal Tea Party.

To clarify, just ask yourself the following question: “What is this politician trying to conserve?”

[Wallace T.]

The RINO establishment is not unlike the Borg of the 1990s Star Trek TV series. Many of the politicians and pundits mentioned here were actually conservative in their earlier career, but once they come to Washington or become mainstream analysts, the tendency to "get along" increases as they become further embedded into the political, social, and cultural arenas.

Those that don't play the game are eventually forced from office (e.g. James Watt, Reagan's Interior Secretary), are removed from mainstream commentary (Glenn Beck, Pat Buchanan) or are marginalized as "kooks" (Michelle Bachmann, Ron Paul).