It's my turn, this time.
You're absolutely right, SDG. I was out of line, for the reasons you said,
and it was done primarily to show off. You have my word it will not happen again.
My only defense is that I felt the ending was so over the top that it would be obvious to the reader, but I didn't realize that something that took several hours to write was going to be read by folks who only planned to spend a few moments on it, and it was unfair. By now, you folks know where I stand on the political spectrum, and there will be no surprises.
ER