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Broadsword On Adam’s RINO List

I use the RINO label sparingly as I thin many people have overused it. With the recent defeats of Senators Schroeder and Coiner, the RINO herd has been culled. I don’t want to use the label as a mindless insult, so I have a fair standard. If you’ve got an Idaho Conservative score of less than 60%, you’re a RINO. If you vote with us more than that, you could weak-kneed, lilly-livered, unimaginatives or any number of things, but I wouldn’t call you a RINO. Here’s my list:Rep. Tom Trail (R-6)-37% conservative voting record.Senator Joyce Broadsword (R-2)-56% conservative voting record/Adam Graham, Adam's Blog. And: Outrageous outrage of the day: Loyalty oaths. 

  • Rep. Tom Trail (R-6)-37% conservative voting record.
  • Senator Joyce Broadsword (R-2)-56% conservative voting record.
  • Senator Joe Stegner (R-7)-31% conservative voting record.
  • Senator John Andreason (R-15)-46% conservative voting record.
  • Senator Tim Corder (R-22)-55% conservative voting record.

Question: With loyalty oaths, RINO lists, and party purity paramount, can Idaho Republicans say that they have a big tent?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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