If you've never heard the term RINO or don't know what it means, it stands for Republican in name only. It is generally used for more liberal or centrist Republicans (such as John McCain), but it can be used for those who are more conservative or even libertarian leaning than the party (such as Ron Paul). Conservatives generally use RINO as a synonym for everything bad, yet the majority Republican Party of today could have been considered RINO 25 years ago.
The problem I have with the RINO stigma is that any true conservative should be one. I am a Republican in name only. I put principle over party. If Ronald Reagan where running as a third party candidate against John McCain as a Republican, Conservatives would overwhelmingly vote for McCain; this alphabet soup of voter apathy must stop if conservatives are ever to win the country back from our political (feudal) lords. When I lived in Florida a while back, I spoke to a friend about a candidate I was supporting for the Florida House; I got the response: “if he’s got an ‘R’ by his name, he’ll get my vote!” The problem was it was a primary and both the candidates had “R” by their names. Don’t you want to find out if you agree with a candidate? If he’s got a good record?
Let me know what you think…
Copyright © 2011 David S. Robinson. Any part of this work may be transmitted, reprinted, or otherwise used in any form, so long as 1) I am clearly identified as the author, and 2) a link or URL to this site is included.
The problem I have with the RINO stigma is that any true conservative should be one. I am a Republican in name only. I put principle over party. If Ronald Reagan where running as a third party candidate against John McCain as a Republican, Conservatives would overwhelmingly vote for McCain; this alphabet soup of voter apathy must stop if conservatives are ever to win the country back from our political (feudal) lords. When I lived in Florida a while back, I spoke to a friend about a candidate I was supporting for the Florida House; I got the response: “if he’s got an ‘R’ by his name, he’ll get my vote!” The problem was it was a primary and both the candidates had “R” by their names. Don’t you want to find out if you agree with a candidate? If he’s got a good record?
Let me know what you think…
Copyright © 2011 David S. Robinson. Any part of this work may be transmitted, reprinted, or otherwise used in any form, so long as 1) I am clearly identified as the author, and 2) a link or URL to this site is included.
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