Welcome aboard, WooBerry!

I was not advocating the "low road," (as Martin Gibson—who knows more about low roads than anyone else here on Mudcat—claims). And I agree that the ballot box is the way to handle it.

But that, by itself, is not enough. Merely voting on election day is the bare minimum. If you feel strongly about the issues, you need to get involved in campaigning for your position and for candidates who hold that position. Among other things, that means being politically active, keeping thoroughly informed, and discussing the issues with others (as one attempts to do here on Mudcat—and, one hopes, elsewhere as well!). In any discussion, here or elsewhere, using abusing language about office holders and candidates—and about each other—is counterproductive. It only irritates people and muddies the discussion. Calling someone a "moron" or a "scumbag" says nothing about the person being insulted, but it does speak volumes about the person who feels it necessary to use that kind of language.

Not my style.

Prior to the last presidential election, among other things, I attended my party caucus and voted for David Kucinich, the candidate whose views came closest to my own. He didn't make the "finals," but at least I made my opinions known. In the next presidential campaign, I will also attend my neighborhood caucus. That's being a part of the "informed electorate" that Thomas Jefferson said is necessary if democracy is to survive.   

Merely disagreeing with Martin Gibson does not qualify as "taking the low road."

Don Firth