What do you mean? If there's something wrong with the funding, don't be coy; spit it out.
I happen to agree that too many FR posters are GOP lapdogs, but is the party is behind the transformation of FR? Hell, Joe, they don't even know we exist. We're a bug on their windshield.
As for the lamented Good Old Days, I'll tell you something. When I joined up, about 4 years ago, I almost immediately took a leave of absence and didn't return for a long time. Reason? I was just too disgusted by the stupid, groupthink posts from what seemed an undifferentiated, mindless rabble whose one capacity was for inchoate anger. We've always had that sort here; I just feel I've made some progress in learning how to avoid them.
The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.