I can readily believe, Bill, that you are more objective than a good many people are. ;-) How's that?

I just make my philosophical observations, because it interests me how people think and how their thinking affects their actions and their view of reality. It interests me more than almost anything else, because it is the key to understanding both self and others.

To put it another way, I find human nature ultimately more fascinating than either politics or the Global Warming debate. And of politics, I will always say this: it's the Great Divider.