An Intolerant Rant Concerning the Word, "RINO."
I don’t know who
the snotty, effete little twerp was who invented the term, “RINO” but I need
the rest of you to stop using it.
NOW! It took me forever to figure
out why these belligerents kept misspelling, “rhino.” Then the caps tuned me in to a possible
acronym—Republican In Name Only. I was
instantly offended. Between a Democratic
president, senate and husband, I’ve got my hands full fighting the worthy
opposition. I don’t need to be fighting
people who have attached themselves to my party and now think they define it
for me. I’ve been a Republican since
birth, and a moderate. I tolerated the
Tea Party because I am smart enough not to be threatened by their
nonsense. Evidently they don’t feel the
same about me. Eventually, that’s going
to be tough on them. I am still going to
be a Republican long after they have moved on to another victim. Personally, I can’t wait.
Despite dozens of
snarky remarks that I have made about Democrats (every one of them deserved, I
might add) the nastiest comments I have ever received have been from
Republicans who don’t think I measure up to their definition of same. These radical Republicans act as if we are a
street gang and the only loyalty allowed is unquestioning allegiance to the
leader of the pack. The Republican Party
is not a street gang. We don’t litmus
test our members and, while you don’t have to agree with me, my opinion is
every bit as valid as yours. In fact,
since I develop opinions through research instead of rote, I actually may have
a hand up on you there.
For example, Sen. John McCain is a
great human being and a great Republican.
He endured more physical and mental pain for this country than the vast
majority of us will ever be able to comprehend.
He has always comported himself
with honor. Disagree with him all you
want, but if you don’t do it respectfully I am going to treat you with the
contempt you richly deserve.
For another example, I like Sen. Ted
Cruz, but he clearly doesn’t know as much about getting legislation passed as
Rep. John Boehner does. If he did he
would have laws instead of ideology to talk about. We do elect people to get something done,
after all. If you don’t understand and
accept that this is a nation rooted in compromise, not winner-take-all
aggression, then you need to find some totalitarian state that suits you
better.
What has my teeth itching now is the
glee some members of my own party are taking in the current problems of Gov.
Chris Christie. Trust me, the Democrats
are going to be going after this man with whips and flaming torches. We don’t need to help them. In case you are hopelessly naïve let me
explain something, Chris Christie, is the only man that stands between Hillary
Clinton and the White House.
Period. Not only is Christie our
only hope, he will make an exceptionally good President, maybe even a great
one. He has everything our current
President lacks: a work ethic, intelligence and balls. He appeals to independent voters, without whom we can not win.
If you don’t see Christie as our best
hope for victory in the next Presidential election feel free to express
yourself but remember three things: 1) Ronald Reagan’s 11th
commandment, 2) you are wrong, 3) truth does not come from God’s mouth to your
ear, so you better use dispassionate intelligence instead.
Be part of a political party, not a
street gang, and keep the faith.
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