This was one of the best dialogs between the two opposing sides or points of view that I've seen for quite awhile on this site ... It could have been Christmas day 1914 on the front lines where the combatants were actually civil and talked to each other with plenty of good will and mutual restraint.
I think the Visiting Liberal owes a couple of answers to the points presented in some of the posts. Maybe he is thinking long and hard... and I do hope he replies.
Actually, I had to leave the office for the day, and real life called. I'm completely stunned at the sheer number of responses I've gotten, though, and they will take a while to sift through and provide complete responses, which I think you all deserve.
Bear with me, please. I have to do this while I'm at work, which means setting aside break time to do it.