[w1andsodidwe]

By the way, do you disagree with that assesment of him?

I think the term RINO has become meaningless. For some of the memebers here, it simply means anyone who doesn't hold the exact same belief that they themselves do. For some people here everyone holding office as a Republican is a RINO. Alan Keyes is there hero.

In my mind, RINO now means someone who votes for a candidate who can actually win.

[norton]

"In my mind, RINO now means someone who votes for a candidate who can actually win."

Then you've missed the point.

We don't 'win' if the policies remain the same.
We don't 'win' if the core elements of conservatism are ignored because it is expedient to ignore them simply to put an 'R' behind the name of a state or major city.
In California we will probably gain ground by dumping the current lump of crap but unless Arnie swings well to the right we are only getting a band-aid.

[Graybeard58]

"I think the term RINO has become meaningless. For some of the memebers here, it simply means anyone who doesn't hold the exact same belief that they themselves do. For some people here everyone holding office as a Republican is a RINO. Alan Keyes is there hero".

...The term RINO does get bandied about doesn't it?

...If I waited for a candidate who shared ALL of my beliefs, I would never get to vote, unless I ran myself.

[Reagan Man]

>>>I think the term RINO has become meaningless.

It's hasn't become "meaningless". Its quite simple to understand.

If you don't support the basic tenets of the GOP party platform, then you're a RINO. Further, if you don't support the basic tenets of the conservative agenda, then your a CINO. Pretty straightforward.

>>>In my mind, RINO now means someone who votes for a candidate who can actually win.

Wrong. That means you're a wishy-washy centrist, aka.RINO. Without conservative principles and without Republican conviction.

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

In my mind a RINO is a Republican that gets elected to DO SOMETHING and DOES NOTHING. Thereby making the whole exercise pointless. It doesn't matter whether your guy wins or not (unless, of course, you've got a bet on the outcome).