[pollyannaish]

You mean the Dick Cheney that the we're-the-only-true-conservatives-impeach-Bush-now crowd thinks would make a much better "true conservative" president?

Yeah, I thought so.

FWIW, I've actually lurked quite a bit since the Clinton years. I remember the primaries and the California/Arnold thing and the most recently the Shivo thing. But it's much harder to ignore once you're on the "inside." Especially since I've had terrific discussion with people from whom I now elicit derision.

As far as grown ups: That seems to be a society wide thing, not just Free Republic. So I really don't expect this to be any different. Well, actually I do expect it to be different. I'm just disappointed, but not surprised, that it isn't.

[Howlin]

You mean the Dick Cheney that the we're-the-only-true-conservatives-impeach-Bush-now crowd thinks would make a much better "true conservative" president?

One and the same.

You wouldn't have believed the vitriol spewed at him.

Too old.

Too sick.

Too close to Halliburton.

Too close to Nixon.

Too close to Ford.

Too everything.

Alas, they've used those same arguments year in and year out since then against/about "All Things Bush."