[Long Cut]

The term "RINO" is the most overused one on FR, and has thus lost all meaning. It is slung about like the snot from a drunkard's nose, for even the slightest of deviations from the "ideal" conservative line.

When someone uses it, It is best to simply "smile and wave, while backing up slowly..."

[Ramius]

It is slung about like the snot from a drunkard's nose

Say... I rather like that... :-)

[jagrmeister]

Fair point- the term RINO needs to be used less (and with more accuracy), not more. It's become virtually meaningless.

[fieldmarshaldj]

The term is only overused when misapplied. Some folks around here call Senators and Congressman with 90% ACU ratings as RINOs and that doesn't pass the smell test. But when a candidate resembles Judas Jim Jeffords as Ah-nold does, RINO isn't an inappropriate term, it's the ONLY term that best describes them.