Just for the record, I've never met JimLad so, unless he's invaded the computer I'm using, he has no way of knowing what I have read and what I have not.

Note that he has used a metaphor to compare me to a dog after (a) telling Ebbie that she had "stooped lower than anyone" by comparing him to a dog; and (b) claiming that he's not "ever... reducing the dialogue to personal attacks." Yet another example of his M.O.

Jim, I look forward to reading more of your comments about music, French toast, etc. But the Mudcat political discussions seem to bring out your dark side. If you're really leaving the political threads for good -- which I doubt -- then don't let that particular door hit you in the Cheney.