Understood. But the ten yard penalty (or timeout!) in this case must go to Billybob. Jehngis was neither intemperate nor incorrect in his orginal comments. Billybob solicited comment and he received it. His response (mope) was ungraceful to say the least.
As Billbears famously once observed "Reaganism this ain't!"
I would add- with conservative behaviour like this who needs liberals or DemocRATS?
While there is no standard (of which I am aware) for "conduct unbecoming a Freeper" I would like to believe a high profile senior Freeper like the more or less Congressman would have the grace to publicly apologize to Jehngis Khan and possibly even admonish some of his erstwhile allies to learn some proper etiquette and moderate their conduct when acting on his behalf.
As a Fipper (Frequently Ignored Poster) I am sure this post will hit the roundfile almost as quickly as I type it.
Best regards,
FGS
As for General Early's advance into the heights above Washington, that was pinned down only about two years ago. I suspect that What's-his-name is behind in his historical reading.
Of course, there IS the point that deleting General Early root and branch from the article would not change my a single gram the weight or accuracy of the arguments presented.
Cordially,
John / Billybob
P.S. No one "speaks" for me. We're all grownups. Each is responsible for his or her own statements, temperate, accurate, concise, or the opposite of all three.