This thread was posted by Jim. Every poster that has departed, either chose to depart, or were zotted by Jim. Those who have opposed the dearly departed do so because they agree with Jim's principles. It isn't a matter of "shielding" anybody. It's a matter of "whose side you are on"? Are you on Jim's side? If so, you should be happy that those who were ruining the greatest conservative forum in existence are gone.
The rudybots are gone or those who remain are laying low or hiding in a corner.
Hurrah! And I'm not going to apologize to you for being happy about it. Why aren't you happy?
Of course I'm happy. But you can't see it EV because you're too close to it. A bully is a bully. Now, instead of liberals beating conservatives over the head on FR, Conservatives have stepped into their void and are beating fellow conservatives over the head but with a different stick.
Can you not see that, EV?
If only it were so black and white, so cut and dried. An honest answer to your question, am I on Jim's side? Yes and no.
I agree with Jim a lot, and I agree with a lot of the principles he's recently set forth. However, I do not agree with them all, nor am I likely to agree with them all. I am definitely saddened by the recent purge. I believe it was unnecessary and only served to hurt FR and the GOP in general.
Now, before you ask, why am I here? It's simple, I agree with Jim more than I agree with the other guys at this juncture. I may agree with RDU (random DU'er) 2% of the time, but I agree with Jim 80% of the time. So it would logically follow that I would feel more at home here than at DU, where I'd disagree 98% of the time.
Since strong language seems to fly around Fr these days, I'll be uncharacteristically blunt. If any two people, let alone 3 more agree 100% of the time, one or more them are kissing someone's ass. The agreement isn't genuine and should be dimissed. At the first juncture, someone's going all Iago, and the pretty little coalition falls apart.
Now, I'll make my position perfectly clear. I fear that Rudy is not the canditate that I originally thought he was. However, if he wins the party nomination, which I find likely, I'm not only voting for him, but I promise heaps of derision and abuse on anyone who breaks ranks and goes 3rd party. I'm a loyal Republican. If that's a sin on FR, so be it. That much is immutable, I will not budge.