List of RINOs

Who are the RINOS?
Republicans In Name Only

by Rick Nelson

Lindsay Graham (R-SC)

I inadvertantly left Lindsay off of the initial list. I guess I have a good excuse for this error because his activities in the Senate could confuse anyone. He is toatlly unpredictable. On some issues he will appear the strongest true conservative that one can immagine and then in his next breath sound like Ted Kennedy reincarnate. I have intentionally shown him  with John McCain for a very good reason--Graham and McCain are joined at the hip. It is a rare occasion for these two to be on opposite sides of and issue and you should never stand between either of them and a camera as it could prove fatal.

 He has taken many controversial left wing positions on a host of issues that were antithetical to conservative principles. He was on the wrong side of immigration reform, the Sotomayor Supreme Court nomination, and now has trashed Glenn Beck for no good reason. These are only a few representative examples among many--he is a walking disaster for conservatives and is very dangerouse for the cause because he is so slick. The most critical power that Graham brings into the mix is his feeling that in general the President should be able to get his Cupreme Court appoints comfirmed barring some real disaster. He seems to misunderstand the Constitution. The President indeed does have the power to nominate, but it is his job as a Senator to evaluate and vote to confirm or not to confirm. With his philosophy, he essentially gives the President the title of dictator and merely uses the Senate hearings as a platform for political theatre.

On Fox News Sunday when asked about Glenn Beck the RINO said "“Glenn Beck is not aligned with any party as far as I can tell. He’s aligned with cynicism, and there’s always been a market for cynicism.”

I followed up on the statement with Grahams office and asked if he had just been informed by the media sound bites regarding Beck or if he had watched the show.  I was told that he had not and does not watch the show.  When asked how he could make such statements without having any significant information they only replied that it was his opinion and that he thought he was cynical.  So he as a very strong uninformed opinion.  I requested 3 factual inaccuracies that Graham could provied regarding Beck.  They had none.   Listen to the Glenn Beck radio show response below:

I often wonder why the media tends to trott out Graham on all the talk shows and present him as a token conservative.

What conservatives understand now is that the Graham-McCain brand of dilutional conservatism (neo-liberalism) has led us down a disasterous path. To attempt to broaden the party with the big tent where anything goes in the name of compromise results in bad policy and bad results at the polls because we become luke warm.  Jesus taught that he would want us to be either hot or cold, not luke warm.  He said that if we became luke warm then he would "spew us out of his mouth".  In other words, take a principled stand and do what you know to be right.   No one drinks luke warm coffee, do they?

At least Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins are "honest liberals".  Graham is potentially a bigger threat because he is so unpredicatble.   Therefore, I have ranked him as my number one target in the next election.  Please support any conservative opponent in the next primary.

Olympia Snowe (R-ME)

I simplify my thoughts of Olympia Snow by referring to her as Ruth Bader Ginsberg with thicker lips. This is no unborn child that she loves and no tax that she doesn't like. Along with Collins (see below) prevented drilling for oil in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge. She is also one of the gang of 14 in the Senate that has stopped most conservative issues in the Senate. It is essential that she be unseated even if we have to elect a conservative Democrat for a cycle in my opinion.

Susan Collins (R-ME)

Susan is faithfully in line with Snowe for the camera shots. As part of the gang of 14 she pretty much holds the conservative hostage in the Senate even when we had the slim majority. Very left wing when it comes to social and environmental issues. She in the main reason we are not drilling for oil in the Artic Wildlife Refuge today. She and Snowe defected and voted against the bill. If they had voted for it it would have passed. Think about her every time you fillup your tank and every time you see Hugo Chavez (CITGO owner) bashes the United States.

Lamar Alexander (R-TN)

  Quite the pair, huh?

Judd Gregg (R-NH)

He is fiscally conservative in most instances and did give a good body blow when he rejected his Cabinet post.  He is liberal on many social issues though.  We now only need to support to replace him with a solid conservative because he is not planning to run for re-election when his term ends.

Richard Lugar (R-IN)

Self-proclaimed foreign policy expert but with his many years in the Sentate still seems to have learned nothing about effective foreign policy.  His brand of foreign policy is best summed up by Kum Bay Yah.  A very liberal social issue politician.  Lugar is very elitist and pays little attention to opinnions of constituents as he know what is best for them.  I am not sure what mad him think that he could ever have had a chance to run for President since he has the personality of a crow bar.  He make Harry Reid sound like a dynamic speaker.

George Voinovich (R-OH)

Oh the company you keep, George!

George is for all practical purposes a cross-dressed version of Olympia Snowe or Susan Collins! The main difference between Voinovich and these two liverals is that they are bigger headline-seekers.  George will take most of the same positions as Snow and Collins on key issues but is more under the radar. He must go as he is a big danger to the conservative agenda. I am amazed that he has been able to fool the people of Ohio particularly after serving as their Governor.

John McCain (R-AZ)

Get a room already!

 If you do not know by now why John McCain is on this list, then I don't think I can help you.  He has yet to understand that most of the country is conservative, even the independents.  His brand of new conservatism (neo-liberalism crap) was soundly rejected.   Take a hint John--quit!  Neither camp wants you!

Orrin Hatch (R-UT)

Strange Bedfellows Orin: Reid, Kennedy, Baucus

Orin hatch is a creature of both the left and the right.  On one issue he holds to the conservative values as anyone in the Senate but on the next issue down the pike he is as liberal as they come.   He combined with Kennedy on the costly CHIPS program that expanded healthcare for children.  On the surface one at first thinks "well how could healthcare for children be so bad?"  Well this program establishes another entitlement that covers childrens healthcare for families who make up to $75,000 per year.   Hardworking people are now haveing to pay for this.  The truly indigent are qualified already under Medicaid and other programs.   Now we just expanded this program to include people who simply choose not to sign up for existing programs or otherwise choose to spend their money on other things like smoking, drinking, bass boat, flat screen TV!!!  Do you get my drift.    He was a close personal friend of Ted Kennedy.   I would not tell someone who they could be friends with, but I can judge someone by the company that they keep.  Ted Kennedy made no bones about his ideology and it is difficult for me to think that I could have ever considered him as a friend.   His life of self-inflicted disasters is not one that I would ever want associated with my name.  The actions of Senator hatch most recently included voting for the confirmation of Cas Sustein who has argued that animals should have the right to file suit against persons in court.    Is this really an Senator that has judgement consistent with conservative values?

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