Conservative, RINO, Neocon, Liberal

RINO. We’ve all heard the term, Republican In Name Only. In the past it was used by conservative Republicans to describe a Republican that voted with Democrats most of the time. It was pretty clear and simple. All we had to do was check the voting records and make a determination. Yet, even then, the determination was subjective and pretty much made by the bias of the person making the determination.

That is no longer the case. RINO is used as a smear, usually by Republicans, against anyone who doesn’t share their point of view. It no longer matters what their voting record is (elected officia...