Chris said:
"I would expect...Ken to attack Beattie on a personal bases [sic]."

On what personal basis did I attack Mr. Beattie?

Did I call him short? Fat? Of poor complexion? (oh wait, that's me...;-) Blind as a bat? Incapable of reasoning his way out of a paper bag? A pinhead? A Zubrinista flunkie? Of questionable intellectual and physical hygiene? An ivory tower academician out of touch with reality? A consultant just trying to generate publicity? A generally unpleasant person?

No...

What were the personal attacks, Chris?

Please cite.

An example: "Spudis does have an agenda of his personal research and is willing to "sell" his soul to any devil that will get his data."

That IS a personal attack, Chris. You have no idea whatsover whether Mr. Spudis would sell his soul to any devil or not. Maybe it's just to some devils but not others? How do you know that you can state such so authoritatively?

Put up or shut up, because I am really tired of you flinging stuff like that out on the internet and not backing it up. I try very hard to avoid ad hominems, so I really don't appreciate you belittling those efforts. A touch of Swiftian satire? Well that's another matter entirely...

I want cites.