I’ve never cared for the term “RINO” (Republican In Name Only.) It’s too often used to mean “Any Republican who disagrees with me on any given issue.” Incidentally, I have it on good authority that the term “DINO” is used by the other side as well. But there are cases in which the term RINO is perfectly applicable: pols registered as Republicans who routinely ignore or outright oppose the party platform on key issues and who frequently vote against the party’s candidates, nominees, and legislative initiatives.
Take Alaska’s own “Princess,” Lisa Murkowski. Up here in the Great Land, we call her “Princess Lisa” as she was initially awarded her Senate seat like a feudal title when her father, then-Senator Frank Murkowski, was elected governor. She has routinely bucked the GOP, nationally and at the state level, yet she manages to hold on to her seat…
