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They love to use the word ‘RINO’

The Idahoans for Liberty Web site sure likes to use the word RINO a lot. In an analysis of the Idaho GOPrimary, the AFLers were lamenting that spring Election Day was a bad news for (uber) conservatives. IFL lamented the losses up north of Reps. Kathy Sims, Shannon McMillan, Pete Nielsen & Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll. It also lamented inability to unseat establishment Sen. Shawn Keough, Rep. Luke Malek and, believe it or not, Rep. Eric Redman. I can't remember anyone ever -- ever -- calling Redman "establishment." Idahoans for Liberty sound an awful lot like Idaho Freedom Foundation. You can read the IFL lament here.



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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