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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]]. | ||
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| + | 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 isle. That is where he draws the most ire. His duty to country, his sacrifice to country is second to none, not a RINO trait. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 03:27, May 25, 2009
A RINO (Republican in Name Only), describes politicians who claim to be Republican but are in fact liberal. 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. 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
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 isle. That is where he draws the most ire. His duty to country, his sacrifice to country is second to none, not a RINO trait.