I had decided to start a new campaign against Republicans In Name Only (RINOS) and I came across some interesting information.
Mitt Rommey who is running for the presidency of the USA in 2008 was on the list of Republicans who behave like democrats. After reading some blogs on RINOS it appears Rudy Guiliani is also considered a RINO.
The following information was taken from Wikipedia web site.
Human Events Top 10 RINOs
Human Events magazine's list of the Top 10 RINOs (published December 27, 2005). Ranked by the editors of Human Events.[13]
1. Sen. Lincoln Chafee (Rhode Island)
2. Sen. Olympia Snowe (Maine)
3. Sen. Arlen Specter (Pennsylvania)
4. Sen. Susan Collins (Maine)
5. Rep. Christopher Shays (Connecticut)
6. Gov. George Pataki (New York)
7. Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (New York)
8. Gov. Mitt Romney (Massachusetts)
9. Rep. Michael Castle (Delaware)
10. Rep. Jim Leach (Iowa)
Many of the names on this list are no longer in office. Chaffee and Leach were both defeated in the 2006 elections. Boehlert, Pataki, and Romney all retired at the end of that election cycle. Ironically, number 8 on the list, Mitt Romney, is running for the 2008 Republican nomination, as a social conservative.
The Family Research Council's list of the Top 10 RINOs in the U.S. House of Representatives (published October 12, 2005). Ranked by an analysis of 13 votes representing a cross section of conservative issues, most of them concerning gays, abortion, or stem-cell research.[14]
1. Rep. Christopher Shays (Connecticut)
2. Rep. Michael Castle (Delaware)
3. Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (New York)
4. Rep. Mark Kirk (Illinois)
5. Rep. Jim Kolbe (Arizona) (tied for 5th)
5. Rep. Rob Simmons (Connecticut) (tied for 5th)
7. Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (Maryland) (tied for 7th)
7. Rep. Jim Leach (Iowa) (tied for 7th)
9. Rep. Mary Bono (California) (tied for 9th)
9. Rep. Nancy Johnson (Connecticut) (tied for 9th)
Boehlert and Kolbe retired from Congress at the end of their terms in 2006. Simmons, Leach and Johnson were defeated in the 2006 elections.
Now the reason I this interesting is because I think there is a power struggle in the republican party led by RINOS who want to bary all things Bush. This week Carl Rove announces his potential resignation and today it is reported that Danny Hester will not run again.
In addition, for some time I have thought that candidates who are democrats have been deliberately running as republicans to get elected and change the balance of power in American politics.
Therefore, the challenge for Americans in the next election is to make sure they are voting for a real candidate and not one that just claims values in order to be elected.