Well, now I know.

Pardon my ignorance but now I know. I've been watching political TV commercials lately.  It can't be helped if you want to watch anything on TV these days.  We're coming up to a primary election and the Republican candidates are tearing each other apart.  Nothing new there, but I've been really confused by one commercial that has been airing frequently.  In it the candidate holds up a picture of a rhinoceros and says that we can't afford to elect a rhino.  I've been wondering what on earth a rhino has to do with politics.  I know about donkeys and elephants of course, but rhinos??  Finally, I asked a friend in the know and he explained.  A rhino (RINO) is a Republican in name only.  So now I can add that to my growing list of political acronyms; right there with POTUS and FLOTUS. I feel so much better now that my question has been answered.