It wasn't me who done him in, it was his own words. But, you are walking down this same path. I don't know you from Adam, though I seem to remember your screen name. I liked Pissant, I hated to see him go. But, I recommended it just the same.
Bring something real to the table, not stupid or sarcastic and there will always be a place here for good data and good arguments. Bring a bucket of crap, become disruptive or just keep playing PDS Troll and you can find the same path to the door, in spite of having the resume of what would seem like a kind of neat guy. You've been around long enough to know what this place is about. I think folks are just coming to grips with his being banned, he had nine lives, he just used one too many.
I am sure folks will let it go if the PDS crowd doesn't continue to be a constant presence of raging bores.
Its not a threat to tell someone that they are playing in dangerous waters, I begged Pissant to listen but he didn't. It is a bit of caring. I for one am just fed up with crap like you tried to pull. If its not a constant thing, I am sure nothing will come of it, but if you are in the habit of playing Pissant, understand that a 2001 membership date is no protection. By now, you just should know better.
All things being even, folks finding and posting negative things about Palin are an aide to the conversation, the real point is to make sure you are bringing up real issues, real facts and once it is addressed, you have to let go and go to the next point.
Personally, when everyone here was going nuts about Scott Brown, I was saying, don't fall in love with this guy, he is a RINO. And folks were going, Brown for President and all and I knew in just a few months he would show his true stripes. The guy is awesome because he managed to get elected in Massachusetts, he is double awesome because he is nominally better than Snowe or Collins and certainly much better than Spectre, but conservatives just have to understand this guy is who he is, and not run to worship him.
Some folks see Palin this way, it is a point that can be argued, though, this is pretty much old news now because every piece of negative crap that could be found has been publish ceaselessly already.
The reality of Palin is that she governs more moderately than folks have projected on to her. She will respect the law over an ideological issue, and believes that fighting corruption and cutting spending are her two highest priorities though energy independence is a very close third. But, don't expect her to push radical social conservative reforms on people who aren't interested. She leans far more Libertarian than many politicians we have experience with and this will be a surprise to some of the most doctrinaire. She supports Title 9 because she sees it as how she got the opportunity to participate in Sports, and I don't know if dismantling this will be a big passion for her. But, from the point that much will have to be dismantled no matter what, she is one of the few pols who is willing to get into the fray and deal with the very real and present mess that the Democrats have brewed for America.
Deal in facts, people will listen. Deal in smears, be purposely obtuse when someone is making a joke so that you are just a bore, and folks won't be glad to see you around. Its that simple.
That was a very smart post.
You get Palin.
Best,
Chris