Tell me again, what’s a RINO?

I’ve still got several autographs and other souvenirs from my first real exposure to politics. It was the summer of 1984 and Dallas was hosting the Republican National Convention. The signatures include NASA astronaut Wally Schirra and NFL great Rosey Grier. I’ve also got the ticket that got me in to see then Vice President George H.W. Bush’s welcome speech, and from a few days later, a ticket…