[RFEngineer]

"No, read the thread, I've said nothing of the sort."

I read it, I was responding to you. I don't think you said you felt he was tolerant at all, but I did think that you all but called the poster anti-semitic with your sarcastic tone. I thought the discussion needed to evolve to one of our tradition, as Americans, of religious tolerance.

I wouldn't want an anti-semite lighting a Christmas tree anymore than you'd want someone hostile to Christianity lighting a menorah.

I'm not sure this mayor is either, but I don't see him as a good steward of our tradition of religious tolerance either.

[SJackson]

I read it, I was responding to you. I don't think you said you felt he was tolerant at all, but I did think that you all but called the poster anti-semitic with your sarcastic tone. I thought the discussion needed to evolve to one of our tradition, as Americans, of religious tolerance.

You're right on my opinion of the poster based on our posting history. I doubt the thread will evolve, if it does great. The mayor made a mistake and seems to have corrected it promptly. I don't see why anyone would take him to task at this point. Yes, as some note next year could be different, but politicians tend to retain lessons like this.