The Tea Party is a conservative movement within the republican party. It doesn't speak for the republican party. The term "purity" is offensive, possibly deliberately so. Ever see a democrat that didn't toe the line about the abortion issue? Joe Lieberman was the democrat VP candidate and they threw him out of the party when he didn't "toe the line" about the war in Iraq.
"Ever see a democrat that didn't toe the line about the abortion issue?"
yes.
"Joe Lieberman was the democrat VP candidate and they threw him out of the party when he didn't "toe the line" about the war in Iraq."
it's hard to choose, from so many stupid statements made by so many deranged people on this board..
but this is certainly a candidate for STUPIDEST STATEMENT EVER MADE on t his board!
congratulations!
lieberman LEFT the party on his own and became a conservative-leaning independent
and the OP specifically admitted that there are, indeed, democrats and liberals who "toe the party line"
his/her point was that it seems to be MORE PREVALENT amongst conservatives and republicans...
hence; the term RINO is quite familiar to us all while the term DINO is NOT often used
stop being stupid
Let's see..."stupid statements by deranged people", "stupidist statement ever made", "stop being stupid" ...all in one post. Anybody ever sit down with you and tell you how to argue a point without using the word "stupid"? Calm down and stop being so hateful. Lieberman was forced to run as an independent when the democrat party decided not to back his re-election. Yeah it was his choice but what other choice did he have? Abortion? You could count the democrats who are on record as being against abortion on one or two fingers who even before the were sent home packing last november.