Oh, I'm not in favor of stopping anyone from expressing themselves, Donuel. I just know gang bullying tactics when I see them, I know the smugness of people who happily engage in gang bullying tactics, how much they enjoy egging each other on gleefully to attack their target of choice, and I tend to find such behaviour distasteful...no matter who is doing it...no matter what side of the aisle it's on. It's a very immature kind of behaviour. One of the things I like about Obama is that he doesn't seem to want to conduct himself in that fashion, and that speaks well for him. He shows more decency and dignity than most politicians when it comes to that.

Partisan politics brings out the worst in people. That's why I'd like to see an end to political parties altogether.

But I might as well hope for an end to nuclear weapons, right? ;-)