A church social, eh? I wouldn't know about them since I've never been to one.
How about some old-fashioned civility? Or are conservatives just as interested in smashmouth politics as Carville and Begala?
And BTW, most of the really heated, but substantive arguments disappeared from this site a while ago.
Such as?
Civility ? I've been a lurker and then a member here for well over 5 years. There've been flame war after flame war here. The supposed " substantive " arguments, that you miss, must have been made by those who agreed with you, because some of THE best postings were made long before you ever joined.