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[[File:Kel-rino.jpg|thumb|250px|Sergeant [[Jesse Kelly]] runs for Congress in Arizona in 2009 and attacks the RINOs in the GOP]]
 
[[File:Kel-rino.jpg|thumb|250px|Sergeant [[Jesse Kelly]] runs for Congress in Arizona in 2009 and attacks the RINOs in the GOP]]
A '''RINO''' ('''R'''epublican '''i'''n '''N'''ame '''O'''nly) is an officeholder or candidate who is a member of the [[Republican Party]], but holds views to the political left of most Republican voters. The term "RINO" describes politicians who claim to be [[Republican Party|Republican]] but are in fact [[liberal]], and therefore generally debase the winning conservative coalition base of the Republican Party.  
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A '''RINO''' ('''R'''epublican '''i'''n '''N'''ame '''O'''nly) is an officeholder or candidate who is a member of the [[Republican Party]], but holds views to the political left of most Republican voters, or simply does whatever the [[liberal media]] wants. The term "RINO" describes politicians who claim to be [[Republican Party|Republican]] but are in fact [[liberal]] or puppets of the liberal media, and therefore generally debase the winning conservative coalition base of the Republican Party.  
  
 
RINOs are often Republican only to the extent it serves their own interests, and will abandon conservative principles as soon as it is in their own interests to do so.  RINOs often provide support for raising taxes, [[abortion]] as [[Pro-choice|a right]], [[gay rights]] and [[gun control]].  Some RINOs have connections with [[Planned Parenthood]] or corporations that support goals of [[population control]]; other RINOs pay lip service to [[pro-life]] values while in practice not advancing those values.
 
RINOs are often Republican only to the extent it serves their own interests, and will abandon conservative principles as soon as it is in their own interests to do so.  RINOs often provide support for raising taxes, [[abortion]] as [[Pro-choice|a right]], [[gay rights]] and [[gun control]].  Some RINOs have connections with [[Planned Parenthood]] or corporations that support goals of [[population control]]; other RINOs pay lip service to [[pro-life]] values while in practice not advancing those values.
  
[[Double standard]]s by RINOs are common: a birther comment by [[Romney]] during his campaign was supposedly a "nothing", but [[Todd Akin]]'s [[pro-life]] comment would somehow "absolutely" could cost RINOs control of the [[U.S. Senate]]!<ref>http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2012/08/todd-akin-rape-missouri-senate-race-reince-priebus-/1#.UDpUhNZlQ7s</ref>
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[[Double standard]]s by RINOs are common: a birther comment by [[Romney]] during his campaign was supposedly a "nothing", but [[Todd Akin]]'s [[pro-life]] comment would somehow "absolutely" cost RINOs control of the [[U.S. Senate]]!<ref>http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2012/08/todd-akin-rape-missouri-senate-race-reince-priebus-/1#.UDpUhNZlQ7s</ref>
  
 
RINOs, like Democrats, typically come from states in [[New England]], the Mid-Atlantic; or states on the [[Left Coast]].  A less-used term is '''[[cafeteria conservative]]''', for a person who picks and chooses which [[conservative]] principles to believe, as a person might choose foods in a cafeteria instead of ordering the full-course ''menu'' selected by the chef at most restaurants.<ref>[http://www.manp.org/association-spotlight/archives/james-carville-mary-matalin-he-said-she-said James Carville & Mary Matalin: He Said, She Said]</ref>  In contrast to RINO's and cafeteria conservatives, [[movement conservative]]s understand that since conservative philosophy is a coherent whole, it is untenable to discard part of it without discarding all of it.  
 
RINOs, like Democrats, typically come from states in [[New England]], the Mid-Atlantic; or states on the [[Left Coast]].  A less-used term is '''[[cafeteria conservative]]''', for a person who picks and chooses which [[conservative]] principles to believe, as a person might choose foods in a cafeteria instead of ordering the full-course ''menu'' selected by the chef at most restaurants.<ref>[http://www.manp.org/association-spotlight/archives/james-carville-mary-matalin-he-said-she-said James Carville & Mary Matalin: He Said, She Said]</ref>  In contrast to RINO's and cafeteria conservatives, [[movement conservative]]s understand that since conservative philosophy is a coherent whole, it is untenable to discard part of it without discarding all of it.  
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A majority of the [[Young Republicans]] leadership are also RINOs and use the [[Twitter]] hashtag #RINOsUnite and #YRMafia.
  
 
The RINO targets of attack argue they follow [[middle of the road]] policies and are not liberals; they claim they get results, and insist that without them the [[United States Congress|Congress]] would be totally controlled by liberal [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] and Republicans would rarely have any success.  Conservatives respond that in the heyday of "Rockefeller liberalism" in the GOP the Democrats always controlled Congress, and the GOP only took power when [[Newt Gingrich]] launched a national conservative "Contract with America" in 1994, ending 40 years of Democratic control of the [[United States House of Representatives|House]]. The notion that we need to elect Democrat-lite type of politicians is false. The election cycles of 2010 and 2012 proved that many RINO candidates are unelectable. RINO candidates wasted millions of dollars; Carly Fiorina, Meg Whitman, Scott Brown, Linda McMahon, and many others could not connect with the people in liberal blue states.
 
The RINO targets of attack argue they follow [[middle of the road]] policies and are not liberals; they claim they get results, and insist that without them the [[United States Congress|Congress]] would be totally controlled by liberal [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] and Republicans would rarely have any success.  Conservatives respond that in the heyday of "Rockefeller liberalism" in the GOP the Democrats always controlled Congress, and the GOP only took power when [[Newt Gingrich]] launched a national conservative "Contract with America" in 1994, ending 40 years of Democratic control of the [[United States House of Representatives|House]]. The notion that we need to elect Democrat-lite type of politicians is false. The election cycles of 2010 and 2012 proved that many RINO candidates are unelectable. RINO candidates wasted millions of dollars; Carly Fiorina, Meg Whitman, Scott Brown, Linda McMahon, and many others could not connect with the people in liberal blue states.
  
 
In recent Republican [[Primary election|primaries]], voters have been rejecting establishment RINOs in favor of those with stronger conservative principles. Their commitment to self and not party is evident in their refusal to endorse the candidate that beats them. In some instances, they refuse the will of the voters and their party by running for office on an [[Independent candidate|independent ticket]]. It is important to vote for someone who's more conservative on the issues rather than for a Republican because anyone can join a party and be they can be RINOs.  
 
In recent Republican [[Primary election|primaries]], voters have been rejecting establishment RINOs in favor of those with stronger conservative principles. Their commitment to self and not party is evident in their refusal to endorse the candidate that beats them. In some instances, they refuse the will of the voters and their party by running for office on an [[Independent candidate|independent ticket]]. It is important to vote for someone who's more conservative on the issues rather than for a Republican because anyone can join a party and be they can be RINOs.  
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In Presidential primaries, however, RINOs are often heavily favored. In 2008 and 2012, RINOs [[John McCain]] and [[Mitt Romney]] were nominated, respectively and RINOs such as [[Chris Christie]] are being considered for 2016.
  
== RINOs currently holding political office== 
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The House of Representatives and the Senate have RINOs in Republican leadership: [[John Boehner]] and [[Mitch McConnell]], respectively.  
 
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=== Government Secretaries ===
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*Defense Secretary [[Chuck Hagel]] of [[Nebraska]]
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*Transportation Secretary [[Ray Lahood]]
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*Senator [[Mitch McConnell]] of [[Kentucky]], for supporting excessive government spending and being a [[RINO Backer]].
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*Senator [[Susan Collins]] of [[Maine]] for supporting [[abortion]] <ref> http://www.ontheissues.org/Social/Susan_Collins_Abortion.htm</ref>, amnesty <ref>http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/immigration-roll-call-vote-93531.html</ref> [[gun control]] <ref>http://www.sofmag.com/roll-call-vote-manchin-toomey-amendment</ref> and the homosexual agenda <ref>http://www.ontheissues.org/Domestic/Susan_Collins_Civil_Rights.htm#06n-HRC</ref>
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*Senator [[Lindsey Graham]] of [[South Carolina]] for supporting amnesty <ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/01/tea-party-lindsey-graham_n_3530569.html</ref>
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*Senator [[Lisa Murkowski]] of [[Alaska]] for supporting [[same-sex "marriage"]] <ref>http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/lisa-murkowski-gay-marriage-stance-93047.html</ref> and amnesty
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*Senator [[Mark Kirk]] of [[Illinois]] for supporting gun control, amnesty, abortion<ref>http://www.ontheissues.org/social/Mark_Kirk_Abortion.htm</ref>, and same-sex "marriage"
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*Senator [[John McCain]] of [[Arizona]]
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*Senator [[Saxby Chambliss]] of [[Georgia]]
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*Senator [[Charles Grassley]] of [[Iowa]]
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*Senator [[Mike Crapo]] of [[Idaho]] for supporting environmental regulation <ref> http://www.crapo.senate.gov/issues/environment/environment_natural_resources.cfm</ref>
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*Senator [[Lamar Alexander]] of [[Tennessee]] for supporting amnesty
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*Senator [[Bob Corker]] of [[Tennessee]] for supporting amnesty
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*Senator [[Richard Shelby]] of [[Alabama]] for supporting gun control <ref>http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=102&session=1&vote=00125</ref> and opposing the impeachment of [[Bill Clinton]]
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*Senator [[Johnny Isakson]] of [[Georgia]]
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*Senator [[Marco Rubio]] of [[Florida]] for supporting [[amnesty]]<ref>http://cnsnews.com/news/article/candidate-marco-rubio-2010-earned-path-citizenship-basically-code-amnesty</ref>
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*Senator [[John Hoeven]] of [[North Dakota]] for supporting [[government spending]]<ref>http://www.ontheissues.org/domestic/John_Hoeven_Jobs.htm</ref>
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*Senator [[Dean Heller]] of [[Nevada]] for supporting embryonic [[stem cell research]]<ref>http://www.ontheissues.org/social/Dean_Heller_Abortion.htm</ref> and amnesty
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*Senator [[Rob Portman]] of [[Ohio]] for supporting gay marriage<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/15/ohio-sen-portman-now-supports-gay-marriage/</ref>
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*Senator [[Richard Burr]] of [[North Carolina]], for supporting homosexuals serving in the military.<ref>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1210/46578.html</ref>
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*Senator [[Orrin Hatch]] of [[Utah]], for supporting civil unions for homosexuals, the [[DREAM Act]], [[TARP]], voting for [[Eric Holder]], and insulting the Tea Party.<ref>http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/56112240-90/civil-com-gay-hatch.html.csp</ref>
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*Senator [[Jeff Flake]] of [[Arizona]], for supporting homosexuals serving in the military and giving amnesty to illegal immigrants.<ref>http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/is-jeff-flake-arizonas-next-john-mccain/</ref>
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*Senator [[Pat Toomey]] of [[Pennsylvania]] for supporting [[gun control]]<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/04/17/manchin-toomey-gun-amendment-fails/</ref>
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*Senator [[Kelly Ayotte]] of [[New Hampshire]] for supporting amnesty
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=== Members of the U.S. House of Representatives ===
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*Speaker of the House [[John Boehner]] of [[Ohio]] for abandoning his princapals in favor of "bipartisan compromise"
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*Rep. [[Don Young]] of [[Alaska]]
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*Rep. [[David Dreier]] of [[California]]
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*Rep. [[Scott Rigell]] of [[Virginia]]
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*Rep. [[Joe Heck]] of [[Nevada]]
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*Rep. [[Candice Miller]] of [[Michigan]]
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*Rep. [[Peter King]] of [[New York]] for supporting the [[NSA]] domestic spying program. <ref>http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2013/07/25/Steve-King-NSA-Survelliance-Essential,/ref>
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*Rep. [[Chris Gibson]] of [[New York]] for being the most [[liberal]] [[Republican]] in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] <ref.http://alloveralbany.com/archive/2013/02/21/chris-gibson-ranked-as-most-liberal-republican-in</ref>
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*Rep. [[Michael Simpson]] of [[Idaho]]
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*Rep. [[Ileana Ros-Lehtinen]] of [[Florida]], for her support of the homosexual agenda<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/23/ileana-roslehtinen-become_n_977464.html</ref>
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*Rep. [[Mario Diaz-Balart]] of [[Florida]]
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*Rep. [[Aaron Schock]] of [[Illinois]]
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*Rep. [[Kevin McCarthy]] of [[California]]
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*Rep. [[Renee Ellmers]] of [[North Carolina]]
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*Rep. [[Frank Lucas]] of [[Oklahoma]]
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*Rep. [[Rick Crawford]] of [[Arkansas]]
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*Governor [[Chris Christie]] of [[New Jersey]]
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*Governor [[Rick Scott]] of [[Florida]]
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*Governor [[Jan Brewer]] of [[Arizona]] for supporting unconstitutional [[ObamaCare]]<ref>http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2013/06/19/how-tea-party-hero-jan-brewer-saved-obamacare-in-arizona.html</ref>
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*Governor [[Jack Dalrymple]] of [[North Dakota]] for supporting unconstitutional [[ObamaCare]]<ref>http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/governor-jack-dalrymple-signs-obamacare-expansion-of-medicaid-into-law/</ref>
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*Governor [[Brian Sandoval]] of [[Nevada]] for supporting unconstitutional [[ObamaCare]]<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/12/brian-sandoval-nevada-medicaid-expansion_n_2284478.html</ref>
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*Governor [[John Kasich]] of [[Ohio]] for supporting unconstitutional [[ObamaCare]]
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*Governor [[Rick Snyder]] of [[Michigan]] for supporting unconstitutional [[ObamaCare]]
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*Governor [[Susana Martinez]] of [[New Mexico]] for supporting unconstitutional [[ObamaCare]]
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*Governor [[Bob McDonnell]] of [[Virginia]]
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*Supreme Court Chief Justice [[John Roberts]] after his support of gutting Arizona's immigration law and yet being the swing vote responsible for keeping [[Obamacare]] upheld. As Supreme Court Justices officially have no party, he is more of a "conservative in name only".
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*State Senator Allan Kittleman of [[Maryland]], for promoting homosexual [[special rights]]<ref>[http://voices.washingtonpost.com/annapolis/2011/02/gop_senator_announces_support.html GOP senator announces support for Md. same-sex marriage bill]</ref>
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*[[Texas]] Speaker of the House Joe Straus
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=== Executive Officials===
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*Former President [[Theodore Roosevelt]], because he regulated the economy and used social justice.
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*Former [[President]] [[George H.W. Bush]] for claiming he wouldn't raise [[taxes]] and subsequently raising them
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*Former [[President]] [[Richard Nixon]] for establishing the [[Environmental Protection Agency]] and supporting [[affirmative action]]
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*Former [[President]] [[Gerald Ford]] for supporting [[same-sex "marriage"]]
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*Former [[President]] [[George W. Bush]] for supporting [[government spending]], increasing the size of government, and for filling his cabinet with a litany of other RINOs.<ref>Such as [[Dick Cheney]], [[Collin Powell]], [[Donald Rumsfeld]], [[Condoleezza Rice]] and [[Paul Wolfowitz]].</ref> Failed at child rearing.<ref>As can seen by [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iKqr230U9M this video] (Warning: Contains no graphic content but might still be unsuitable for children)</ref>
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*Former Vice-President and Senator [[Nelson Rockefeller]] of [[New York]]
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*Former Vice President [[Dick Cheney]], for supporting the [[Homosexual Agenda]], being a [[Neocon]] and supporting the [[NSA]] domestic spying program.
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*Former Senator and HUD Secretary [[Mel Martinez]] of [[Florida]]
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*Former Secretary of State [[Colin Powell]]
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*Former Secretary of [[Homeland Security]] [[Tom Ridge]].
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*Former Press Secretary [[Scott McClellan]]
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*Former Press Secretary [[James Brady]], for being a major gun control advocate
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*Former Deputy Secretary of Defense [[Paul Wolfowitz]], for supporting the Homosexual Agenda.
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*Former Secretary of State [[Condoleezza Rice]], for supporting DADT repeal and being pro-abortion.
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*Former Secretary of Defense [[Donald Rumsfeld]], for supporting DADT repeal and failing to condemn same-sex "marriage" and abortion.
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*Former Secretary of Defense [[Robert Gates]], for defending [[Barack Obama]]'s handling of [[Benghazi]] <ref>http://www.csmonitor.com
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/USA/Politics/2013/0512/Robert-Gates-Obama-made-right-decisions-night-of-Benghazi-attack</ref>
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*Former Senator [[Scott Brown]] of [[Massachusetts]]
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*Former Senator [[George Voinovich]] of [[Ohio]]
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*Former Senator [[Alan Simpson]] of [[Wyoming]]
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*Former Senator [[Gordon Smith]] of [[Oregon]]
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*Former Senator [[Bob Dole]] of [[Kansas]] for claiming that [[Reagan]] couldn't make it in the current Republican Party.
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*Former Senator [[Charles Mathias]] of [[Maryland]]
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*Former Senator [[Bob Bennett]] of [[Utah]]
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*Former Senator [[Olympia J. Snowe]] of [[Maine]]
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*Former Senator [[Kay Bailey Hutchison]] of [[Texas]]
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*Former Senator [[Richard Lugar]] of [[Indiana]]
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*Former Senator [[Barry Goldwater]] of [[Arizona]], for supporting the homosexual agenda and abortion.
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*Former Congressman Steve LaTourette of [[Ohio]]
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*Former Congressman [[Lincoln Diaz-Balart]] of [[Florida]]
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*Former Congressman [[David Rivera]] of [[Florida]]
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*Former Congressman [[Christopher Shays]] of [[Connecticut]]
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*Former Congressman [[Tom Campbell]] of [[California]]
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*Former Congressman and Governor [[Michael Castle]] of [[Delaware]]
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*Former Congressman [[Joseph Cao]] of [[Louisiana]]
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*Former Congressman [[Joe Scarborough]] of [[Florida]]
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*Former Congresswoman [[Jennifer Dunn]] of [[Washington]]
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*Former Governor [[Jeb Bush]] of [[Florida]]
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*Former Governor [[Jon Huntsman, Jr.]] of [[Utah]]
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*Former Governor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] of [[California]]
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*Former Governor [[Linda Lingle]] of [[Hawaii]]
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*Former Governor [[Mitch Daniels]] of [[Indiana]]
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*Former Governor [[George Pataki]] of [[New York]]
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*Former Governor and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator [[Christine Todd Whitman]] of [[New Jersey]]
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==Former RINOs who have since left the Republican Party==
 
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==RINO McCain==
 
==RINO McCain==
  
A majority of conservatives distrust RINO [[John McCain]] even though many of his policies are that of a true conservative. Key RINO principles rejected by McCain include support for [[gay rights]], support for [[abortion]], and support for [[earmark]]s. He has positioned his career as a bipartisan moderate, reaching across the aisle whenever possible. This is also his downfall. The era of reaching across the aisle passed -- when [[statist]], [[socialist]] Democrats became Senators. His major political blunders mostly came during the 21st century political period. He was against both the Reagan and Bush [[tax cuts]], and employed [[class warfare]] rhetoric in trying to stop the tax cuts from taking effect. His support for amnesty was the complete opposite of what conservatives wanted. He has always complained about [[waterboarding|enhanced interrogation techniques]], calling them "[[torture]]". In non-election years, he likes to trash conservative positions and icons in order to get the [[Mainstream media|media]]'s and Democrats' approval. However, during the election he refused to go after [[Barack Hussein Obama]]'s associations with [[Jeremiah Wright]]. He believes in the junk science known as [[global warming]], and has supported cap-and-trade programs. Another [[Middle East]] war, without a goal, without full commitment to win, without Congressional approval- McCain supports the President. It didn't stop there and in July 2011, he called the [[Tea Party]], the people that care about fiscal sanity in Washington, they are "hobbits".
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A majority of conservatives distrust RINO [[John McCain]] even though many of his policies are that of a true conservative. Key RINO principles rejected by McCain include support for [[gay rights]], support for [[abortion]], and support for [[earmark]]s. He has positioned his career as a bipartisan moderate, reaching across the aisle whenever possible. This is also his downfall. The era of reaching across the aisle passed -- when [[statist]], [[socialist]] Democrats became Senators. His major political blunders mostly came during the 21st century political period. He was against both the Reagan and Bush [[tax cuts]], and employed [[class warfare]] rhetoric in trying to stop the tax cuts from taking effect. His support for amnesty was the complete opposite of what conservatives wanted. He has always complained about [[waterboarding|enhanced interrogation techniques]], calling them "[[torture]]". In non-election years, he likes to trash conservative positions and icons in order to get the [[Mainstream media|media]]'s and Democrats' approval. However, during the election he refused to go after [[Barack Hussein Obama]]'s associations with [[Jeremiah Wright]]. He believes in the junk science known as [[global warming]], and has supported cap-and-trade programs. Another [[Middle East]] war, without a goal, without full commitment to win, without Congressional approval- McCain supports the President. It didn't stop there and in July 2011, he called the [[Tea Party]], the people that care about fiscal sanity in Washington, they are "hobbits".<ref>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/27/mccain-refers-to-tea-party-hobbits-blasts-bachmann-backed-idea/?hpt=hp_t1</ref>
  
 
The sacrifices he has made serving this country cannot be overlooked. John McCain has earned war hero status but also the status as a D.C. zero.
 
The sacrifices he has made serving this country cannot be overlooked. John McCain has earned war hero status but also the status as a D.C. zero.
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Sergeant Jesse Kelly runs for Congress in Arizona in 2009 and attacks the RINOs in the GOP

A RINO (Republican in Name Only) is an officeholder or candidate who is a member of the Republican Party, but holds views to the political left of most Republican voters, or simply does whatever the liberal media wants. The term "RINO" describes politicians who claim to be Republican but are in fact liberal or puppets of the liberal media, and therefore generally debase the winning conservative coalition base of the Republican Party.

RINOs are often Republican only to the extent it serves their own interests, and will abandon conservative principles as soon as it is in their own interests to do so. RINOs often provide support for raising taxes, abortion as a right, gay rights and gun control. Some RINOs have connections with Planned Parenthood or corporations that support goals of population control; other RINOs pay lip service to pro-life values while in practice not advancing those values.

Double standards by RINOs are common: a birther comment by Romney during his campaign was supposedly a "nothing", but Todd Akin's pro-life comment would somehow "absolutely" cost RINOs control of the U.S. Senate![1]

RINOs, like Democrats, typically come from states in New England, the Mid-Atlantic; or states on the Left Coast. A less-used term is cafeteria conservative, for a person who picks and chooses which conservative principles to believe, as a person might choose foods in a cafeteria instead of ordering the full-course menu selected by the chef at most restaurants.[2] In contrast to RINO's and cafeteria conservatives, movement conservatives understand that since conservative philosophy is a coherent whole, it is untenable to discard part of it without discarding all of it.

A majority of the Young Republicans leadership are also RINOs and use the Twitter hashtag #RINOsUnite and #YRMafia.

The RINO targets of attack argue they follow middle of the road policies and are not liberals; they claim they get results, and insist that without them the Congress would be totally controlled by liberal Democrats and Republicans would rarely have any success. Conservatives respond that in the heyday of "Rockefeller liberalism" in the GOP the Democrats always controlled Congress, and the GOP only took power when Newt Gingrich launched a national conservative "Contract with America" in 1994, ending 40 years of Democratic control of the House. The notion that we need to elect Democrat-lite type of politicians is false. The election cycles of 2010 and 2012 proved that many RINO candidates are unelectable. RINO candidates wasted millions of dollars; Carly Fiorina, Meg Whitman, Scott Brown, Linda McMahon, and many others could not connect with the people in liberal blue states.

In recent Republican primaries, voters have been rejecting establishment RINOs in favor of those with stronger conservative principles. Their commitment to self and not party is evident in their refusal to endorse the candidate that beats them. In some instances, they refuse the will of the voters and their party by running for office on an independent ticket. It is important to vote for someone who's more conservative on the issues rather than for a Republican because anyone can join a party and be they can be RINOs. In Presidential primaries, however, RINOs are often heavily favored. In 2008 and 2012, RINOs John McCain and Mitt Romney were nominated, respectively and RINOs such as Chris Christie are being considered for 2016.

The House of Representatives and the Senate have RINOs in Republican leadership: John Boehner and Mitch McConnell, respectively.

Former RINOs who have since left the Republican Party

  • Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson supports same-sex marriage and abortion (although he opposes abortion once the fetus becomes viable outside the mother's body). After switching to the Libertarian Party in 2012 to run for President, he openly admitted that he governed New Mexico for eight years as a RINO, even using the phrase "Republican in name only" on multiple occasions. The Libertarian Party is liberal on social issues (with the exception that they support gun rights) but are fiscally very conservative.
  • Former Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania supported ObamaCare and switched from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party to give the latter a 60-40 edge in the Senate and allow them to enact cloture on the Republican filibuster.
  • Former Senator Lowell Weicker of Connecticut, who left the party and formed his own local one in 1990, then became an Independent in 1995.
  • Former Senator Jim Jeffords of Vermont, who left the Party and became a Democrat in 2001, giving control of the Senate to the Democrats.
  • Former Representative John Anderson of Illinois, who became an Independent after losing his party's presidential primary in 1980.
  • Former Governor Buddy Roemer of Louisiana, who became an Independent after losing his party's presidential primary in 2012.

RINO McCain

A majority of conservatives distrust RINO John McCain even though many of his policies are that of a true conservative. Key RINO principles rejected by McCain include support for gay rights, support for abortion, and support for earmarks. He has positioned his career as a bipartisan moderate, reaching across the aisle whenever possible. This is also his downfall. The era of reaching across the aisle passed -- when statist, socialist Democrats became Senators. His major political blunders mostly came during the 21st century political period. He was against both the Reagan and Bush tax cuts, and employed class warfare rhetoric in trying to stop the tax cuts from taking effect. His support for amnesty was the complete opposite of what conservatives wanted. He has always complained about enhanced interrogation techniques, calling them "torture". In non-election years, he likes to trash conservative positions and icons in order to get the media's and Democrats' approval. However, during the election he refused to go after Barack Hussein Obama's associations with Jeremiah Wright. He believes in the junk science known as global warming, and has supported cap-and-trade programs. Another Middle East war, without a goal, without full commitment to win, without Congressional approval- McCain supports the President. It didn't stop there and in July 2011, he called the Tea Party, the people that care about fiscal sanity in Washington, they are "hobbits".[4]

The sacrifices he has made serving this country cannot be overlooked. John McCain has earned war hero status but also the status as a D.C. zero.

References

  1. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2012/08/todd-akin-rape-missouri-senate-race-reince-priebus-/1#.UDpUhNZlQ7s
  2. James Carville & Mary Matalin: He Said, She Said
  3. http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/lincoln-chafee-to-switch-parties-sources-say-91994.html
  4. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/27/mccain-refers-to-tea-party-hobbits-blasts-bachmann-backed-idea/?hpt=hp_t1

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