No idea who Ray is or what he believes in. I don't really care.
You made my point. January 6th and "Stop the Steal" is an article of faith and the ultimate and only litmus test. One can even believe strongly in voting rights reform as was passed in Georgia and Texas, bills characterized (bizarrely) as "Jim Crow 2.0", but if you don't believe in STS, you are, at best, a RINO.
As for the sentiment of the board, it is just interesting to corollate what is seen in the broader dialogue to what is posted on the board.
The similarities are striking.
You make too many assumptions. You are a Rino for the whole of your beliefs, not just one thing. Coming to the defense of a lib is just one of them. It is very cheney like. You are a Rino because of comments like this….
“KBJ and his diverse cabinet. He has been inclusive. This is a good thing, in general.”
The above is just ONE of MANY examples of things you have said on here. I can point out others if you like?
You see, we have fundamental disagreements that are completely irreconcilable. I believe you hire the best candidate, you believe diversity is a requirement. I want to base things on qualifications, not color of ones skin. The NBA doesn’t look for diversity in their players, they look for talent. That’s how you get the best of the best and create a fair environment for all. Not by reprioritizing diversity over talent. Diversity policies create division. That is their intention.
You are a Rino because I have read many your other takes and come to the conclusion that you and Mitt Romney would agree more than disagree. It’s ok man, it’s just who and what you are. You are a moderate in the mold of a Bush Republican. And I would contend, that the line of demarcation for moderate, has moved past the middle and skews left.
You are a Rino because there is a posting history that adds up. Far too often You will take liberal talking points and run with it as fact and at times out of context (“hey brad go find me 11k votes” as an example). My comment of “that makes you more than a Rino” is based on this….
When you run to the aid of a lib, without being able to backup their/your perspective with facts, yet readily dismiss the opposite argument when you have lack of facts…..it is very, very much like something we are seeing 2 Rinos on a certain committee doing.
So as for your litmus test BS and threats to vote/not vote because of stop the steal, it’s very RINOesque, and reminds me of another childish poster on here who stomps her feet snd says, unless I get Ron Desantis, I am not voting.
You would put politics over good of Country. That’s my litmus test.
Now, if you weren’t aiding and abetting a lib (ray), then you’re just back to Rino status. And honestly, I am not sure why that’s a big deal to you. If someone calls me old, a little overweight, and bald, fed up, and not willing to compromise anymore, I would be like…yep. If someone said, man you are so direct you come off as an a-hole, I would be like YESSIR, guilty. I just dgaf anymore, and don’t have time or energy for lib games or those who cave to them. It is what it is, and things are what they are.
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