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The administration is obviously taking these folks seriously, hence the posted article. Why do you continue to denigrate them instead of following President Bush's lead?

I wasn't, until I saw Freepers getting attacked on this thread by some of these "folks". Why are YOU so eager to confront people on a thread when you missed parts of a conversation and can't possibly know everything that was said?

I wasn't, until I saw Freepers getting attacked on this thread by some of these "folks".

And you consider those attacks so inappropriate that you...respond with similar attacks?

I must confess, it seems to me taking the high road would make a lot more sense. When you resort to the same tactics you purport to condemn, others may wonder just how interested you are in legitimate debate v. flamefests. Just a suggestion: Next time call on the attackers to move to a higher level of debate rather than "getting down in the mud".

Why are YOU so eager to confront people on a thread when you missed parts of a conversation and can't possibly know everything that was said?

Because I invite people to join in civil discourse wherever I see incivility abounding, is why. Moreover, were it a requirement to understand the entire context of every remark prior to responding to it, I suspect this site would be a very quiet place.

I wasn't, until I saw Freepers getting attacked on this thread by some of these "folks". Why are YOU so eager to confront people on a thread when you missed parts of a conversation and can't possibly know everything that was said?

That's revisionist.
Let's take a look at the first post of the thread,,,

"The White House is used to being attacked by Democrats, but it came as something of a shock when fellow Republicans broke ranks over growth in government spending, hurting Bush at a time when his job approval numbers were already falling. "
Kerry, Edwards and Terry McAuliffe are very grateful! The Dems couldn't win in November without help from conservatives -- help, which is apparently is on its way. Conservatives seem more intent on defeating Bush, than the leftist Democrats.

1 posted on 02/22/2004 8:05:00 PM PST by FairOpinion

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The gauntlet was thrown down first by a poster who's bitter that President Bush had to reach "out to conservatives to quell revolt."