[onyx]

Whoa. Your post is going to be worth a thread of its own.
But I guess you knew that.

Jim conducted himself elegantly. He tried to answer post by post in chronological order. I read along in real time, and only when the hour grew long did Jim end his stint.

Several of the posts you have cited were made long after Jim departed.

Several folks are bitter for having been banned here. Unfortunately, some of the remarks are childish, potty-mouth and school yard.

[Bob J]

Unfortunately, some of the remarks are childish, potty-mouth and school yard.

That defines LP to a tee.

[Bob J]

The dynamic at LP is very simple. Most of the posters there are third party supporters (mainly libertarian and constitution party types) who see their only salvation in tearing down the GOP.

For many years, they had a soapbox here at FR and used it profligately. Unfortunately for them, Jim made a decision back in '99 to move away from the incessant anti-GOP drumbeat as he saw the GOP (flawed as it is at times) as the only effective alternative to the Clinton dominated DNC. Jim didn't eliminate GOP criticism, we see it everyday, he just removed the knee jerk, tear down the GOP third partyers whose only contribution to this site was ad hominum attacks and conspiracy theories.