[F16Fighter]

"Name-calling is also a sign of insecurity. Unfortunately at least for now, you've illustrated you are very much in line with my assessment of Jonah."

Speaking of "name-calling," it was you who called Jonah Goldberg a "mole," "snobbish," and implied he was in fact an operative of the DNC -- wasn't it?

"His article went straight down the tubes in credibility with his qualification of being an 'intellectual' conservative. That's my point. I won't be fooled by a thinly veiled hit piece disguised as 'conservative concern'."

Is it simply that any opinions or viewpoints which criticize Dubya Bush's centrist policies are deemed mutinous, OR is it your contention Goldberg is a liar?

[prairiebreeze]

It's my questioning mind wondering if Goldberg has a pre-determined agenda. It was my QUESTION about Jonah being a "mole", (a shorter word than "an author writing a piece under false pretense and utilizing subterfuge", but use that definition if it is less objectionable to you than mole.)

Yes, I identified my gut-reaction to his elitism and termed it snobbish. I'm not sure I agree that's name-calling, but will accept it strikes you as such. And I can live with that.

It's my questioning mind wondering if this is simply a "stir up stink" piece. From the reactions read here, I sorta think I'm right.

Prairie

[prairiebreeze]

Is it simply that any opinions or viewpoints which criticize Dubya Bush's centrist policies are deemed mutinous, OR is it your contention Goldberg is a liar?

Oops, nearly forgot this part of your post. I support the President. While there are a couple of areas that I don't see eye to eye on with him at this point my support continues to outweigh my disagreements.

Most of these sort of threads have become just more fodder for the chronic arm-chair-critic complainers and DU trolls who wander the halls of FR. They post the same old trash, over and over, with no new ideas, nothing positive just CARP, CARP, CARP. It's boring. And suspect IMO especially with a line such as I originally objected to from Goldberg.

Prairie