[ProudLiberalPatriot]

Ping. Present company excluded, there is a lot of truth in what Goldberg says. Too many of today's "liberals", in particular those in the media, are putting a mean-spirited face on the persuasion. And many people who think they are liberal actually have more in common with conservatives than with those who claim to speak for them.

I agree with you that political discourse in general has become more mean-spirited and hostile in recent years, on both sides. I'm sorry to see things deteriorate like this. It reflects the general decline in civility taking place in society at large.

[WorkingClassFilth]

"...political discourse in general has become more mean-spirited and hostile in recent years, on both sides."

May I suggest that this is so because Americans in general and conservatives in particular have finally begun to draw lines against the decades of socialist corruption? When push comes to shove, it usually goes to shove and beyond - until one side or the other quits.

We're in a civil war already. The shooting hasn't started, but we're in a war. The only way out is to vanquish the entrenched and determined foe beneath the camouflage of 'liberalism.'