Putting it succinctly, A RINO is a person who claims to be a Republican, but who does not hold to basic conservative Republican party ideals. It is relatively easy to spot a RINO, because they do not hold to a traditional conservative Republican value system. A RINO will NOT hold to one or more of [...]

The acronym RINO was coined by Republican Celeste Greig, who applied the term to the Los Angeles Mayor, Millionaire Richard J. Riordan, the original RINO. Mayor Riordan was a "Moderate Republican" who used his millions to finance his election...