RINOs rage at the status quo – Classical Values

Jim at Right Thoughts (who had a lot of fun with Cynthia McKinney btw) does a great job of hosting this week’s RINO Sightings Carnival.
Jim begins by articulating his RINO manifesto:

Some time ago, upon these great shores, a group of Republicans grew weary of the status quo. No longer content to blindly accept that which was thrust upon them by their chosen political party, these brave men and women took upon themselves the mantle of the free thinker, broke with the tradition of being led by color of state and took up with the tradition of being led by strength of character, argument and logic.
These are their stories.

The host has a witty writing style, and the posts are all good.
Here are some that stood out:

This one by Don Surber made an evil thought run through my mind: if idolatry and graven images are prohibited by the Bible and the Koran, why is it OK to display pictures of Jesus but not pictures of Mohammad? And would the ACLU fight to allow both or take down both?

Decision ’08 reports that Barack Obama is in trouble with the DailyKos ideological purists for supporting Senator Joe Lieberman (the latter is said to be “uncomfortably tolerant of the Bush administration.”) If Obama could tell the party puritans to go take a hike, I think his popularity would soar.

Nick Schweitzer does not think “white privilege” exists. (According to the proponents of “whiteness theory,” even raising such a question is prima facie proof of white racism.)

Dean Esmay has a very thoughtful post warning people not to generalize about Islam without doing their homework:

If you want to help change a nasty part of the world, it helps to know who your real enemies are, and who your real friends are. Before you decide for sure, you should look closely.

There’s always a tendency (and it’s always a mistake) to judge the majority because of a loud minority claiming the right to speak for the majority.

Good carnival. Read them all!