Although I see the term used more by our Republican friends
(via the RINO), I personally don’t believe there can be such a thing as a
DINO. DINO is the acronym for Democrat-in-name-only. And why don’t I believe there cannot be such
a thing? I believe this because I don’t
think there is any type of litmus test to determine if one is a Democrat or
not.
Democrats are truly a “big tent” party. Democrats are not defined by people who all
agree on issues A, B, and C. Instead we
are a coalition of people, some who are Democrats because of “A”, some who are
Democrats because of “B”, and some who are Democrats because of “C”.
While I am very progressive, I value what conservative
Democrats bring to the table. Maybe we
don’t agree on issue “A”, but I bet we agree on issues “B” and “C”. I refuse to let our disagreement on issue
“A” be a detriment for working for what is best for our community, our state,
and our nation.
