I’ve already stated how RINOs are worse. I don’t come to that conclusion lightly, but from having studied politics and politicians for virtually my entire adult life. This isn’t a recent thing, either. This has been going on for a century.
Want one of the worst examples ? Herbert Hoover. A Wilsonian Progressive Democrat who left that party only because he knew (in 1920) that there’d be no political future in the short run. Rather than follow the highly successful small government model of Harding-Coolidge, he went the progressive route of interference and paved the way for FDR (who ironically ran to Hoover’s RIGHT in 1932). There would’ve been no prolonged Depression and no FDR Presidency had a Conservative been elected in 1928.
Want another ? Wilson himself would never have been elected in 1912 had the RINO Theodore Roosevelt not deliberately split the GOP in his obsessive desire to reclaim the Presidency.
Democrats have so much of their successes thanks almost entirely to RINOs. They wouldn’t get their foot in the door without them. McCain, Willard... you think an unapologetic Conservative opponent to Zero would’ve let him get away ? McCain was practically his campaign manager, “You have nothing to fear from a (Zero) Presidency.” What a lie. We have everything to fear, and that giant phony (who was an inch away from switching to the Democrats in 2004 to run with his good buddy John Kerry) did more to aid the Democrat cause than any open Democrat.
Wake up, Kenny. The enemy is already inside our gates. Exposing them and destroying them is paramount.
I’m trying to expose and dispose of them but we are under attack from Democrats. Everything you say about RINOs is true and I want them out too, (especially McCain) but I don’t want to throw out the baby with the bath water.
The primaries are our best hope and God knows I’m praying for Tea Party candidates but if we don’t succeed I will not vote for a Democrat neither passively nor aggressively. As I said, maybe I’m only buying time but it’s better than surrender.
Gotta get some sleep so I’ll sign off however, I enjoyed the discussion. Thanks for the civil intelligent discourse.