Mack:

"No-one should try to define themselves." Interesting thought. Why not?

You are right, I have cast ad hominem slurs on Mister Bush, and I have called him a maroon. You may be too young to recognize the provenance of that phrase from early Warner Brothers cartoons. But I think if you look at the places where I made such remarks they each are in a context which makes it quite clear what prompted the remark.

As for "declaring arguments lack merit" unilaterally, I remember doing that once -- perhaps you posted something under another alias that I was disrespectful about? If you want to tell me about, it feel free. I believe I have good reasons for saying what I do and am always glad to expound on them, if you're really interested. My sense is that you're not, though -- probably just pissed off.

As regards questioning myself, believe me, I do it often. But thanks for the challenge. I'll chew it over some.

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