>As for "unfriendly," you might want to ask yourself what I said in these posts that puts you personally on the defensive, and where your own intellectual and philosophical base is."

I don't like being called a "leftist".
It seems you can't post your ideas without bringing this derogatory political label in.
To you, there is no grey area in politics.
Everything has a LABEL.

And I resent it.
I'm not a leftist. Sure, there are radicals in ANY party.
I'm a conservative liberal.....NOT a "bone-headed leftist".
And I resent your namecalling.
You'll notice Mary Anne, Fox, Raoul and Publius hardly post here anymore.
And I'm fading as well.
It's the same ole....same ole.
There is no argument as far as you're concerned.

>"Heck, I don't give half the people who need it half the reamings they deserve. "

I thought this was a habitable zone. Who needs reaming?
I though this was a discussion board.

You have a lot of anger, which comes out as repressed condesencion of most political groups.
I think you must find yourself isolated by this.

I know my own intellectual and philosophical base, and although I disagree with some people on this board some of the time, I haven't lowered myself to reaming them out or calling them names.
That wouldn't be a polite discussion.
Just an observation, Tom.