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*Former Congressman, Governor of [[Pennsylvania]] and United States Secretary of [[Homeland Security]],[[Tom Ridge]]. | *Former Congressman, Governor of [[Pennsylvania]] and United States Secretary of [[Homeland Security]],[[Tom Ridge]]. | ||
*Former Republican Senator now Democratic Senator [[Arlen Specter]] of [[Pennsylvania]] | *Former Republican Senator now Democratic Senator [[Arlen Specter]] of [[Pennsylvania]] | ||
| − | * | + | *Senator [[John McCain]] of [[Arizona]] |
*Governor [[Charlie Crist]] of [[Florida]] | *Governor [[Charlie Crist]] of [[Florida]] | ||
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A RINO (Republican in Name Only), describes politicians who claim to be Republican but are in fact liberal, and therefore generally debase the conservative winning coalition base of the Republican Party. The term is used to characterize an officeholder or candidate who is a member of the Republican Party, but holds views outside the mainstream Republican Party such as support for raising taxes, abortion as a right, gay rights. RINOs and Reform Democrats typically come from New England or West Coast states. 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 high-class restaurants.[1] 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.
RINOs
- Senator Olympia J. Snowe of Maine
- Senator Susan Collins of Maine
- Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska
- Senator Gordon Smith of Oregon
- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California
- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell
- Former Governor, Senator, Representative Lowell Weicker of Connecticut
- Former Senator Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island
- Former Governor George Pataki of New York
- Former Governor and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christine Todd Whitman of New Jersey
- Former mayor Rudy Giuliani of New York City
- Former Congressman, Governor of Pennsylvania and United States Secretary of Homeland Security,Tom Ridge.
- Former Republican Senator now Democratic Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania
- Senator John McCain of Arizona
- Governor Charlie Crist of Florida
RINO Speculation
Many people consider John McCain a RINO but he more resembles a true moderate. Key RINO principles; support for gay rights, support for abortion, support for earmarks- John McCain is against those positions. He has always worked in a bi-partisan fashion, reaching across the aisle. That is where he draws the most ire. His duty to country, his sacrifice to country is second to none, not a RINO trait.