Club for Growth...RINO watch....wonder what they do to them?

[madfloridian]

This is the club currently going after Dean. I was perusing their lovely site and found their RINO list for the Overtime laws.
Hmm.mmm...wonder just how much arm-twisting is going on there.
Keeping a list, checking it twice. Keeping a list of your own people. Shame on them.

http://www.clubforgrowth.org/rino.php

[evil_orange_cat]

1. clubforcorporateCEOgrowth is more like it...

class warfare...

[madfloridian]

2. More, their view of the Medicare vote. Scary.

Of course they oppose it because they don't want Medicare at all. No money spent on it would make them happy.
http://www.clubforgrowth.org/members-only/031203.php

Here is their statement on protecting their own who voted no. (Remember....their no vote is not like the Democratic No vote....they just don't want any social programs).

SNIP..
One final note: we intend to make it a top priority of the Club to protect the heroes who voted against this bill from the retribution of the Republican Party brass. If the party leaders do run primary challengers against these principled congressmen, we will do everything we can to crush the challenge and protect those true fiscal conservatives who voted for principle over politics during the wee hours of Saturday morning.

Here is a list of the Republicans in the House and Senate who voted against the bill:

HOUSE
Akin (Missouri)
Barrett (South Carolina)
Burton (Indiana)
Chabot (Ohio)
Culberson (Texas)
DeMint (South Carolina)
Emerson (Missouri)
Feeney (Florida)
Flake (Arizona)
Garrett (New Jersey)
Gutknecht (Minnesota)
Hostettler (Indiana)
Jones (North Carolina)
Miller (Florida)
Moran (Kansas)
Musgrave (Colorado)
Norwood (Georgia)
Paul (Texas)
Pence (Indiana)
Ryun (Kansas)
Shadegg (Arizona)
Smith (Michigan)
Tancredo (Colorado)
Toomey (Pennsylvania)
Wamp (Tennessee) Chafee (Rhode Island)

SENATE
Ensign (Nevada)
Graham (South Carolina)
Gregg (New Hampshire)
Hagel (Nebraska)
Lott (Mississippi)
McCain (Arizona)
Nickles (Oklahoma)
Sununu (New Hampshire)

[evil_orange_cat]

3. yeah, but how many of those no votes were safe no's?

I can only guess...

[Eric J in MN]

4. why "RINO?"

Does RINO stand for "Republican in name-only?"

If so, how does that apply to the Club for Growth?

[madfloridian]

5. They did not vote the way this group wanted.

The way they think real Republicans should vote. Apparently they did not go along with Bush on the Overtime bill.