[Aliska]

Re #107. I thought I wrote that to sinkspur. I know you present the cold, hard reality of the situation, and my purpose is not a fight but to resolve it in my own conscience, weighing the pros and cons.

I will not name here) accusing me of not being a conservative.

I'm quite used to that, may have been hit harder and uglier than you. It hurts, but I hope I have moved beyond that and will avoid the hot button issues that bring them down on me. It has seriously curtailed my participation in and support for this forum.

[mhking]

I'm quite used to that, may have been hit harder and uglier than you.

Indeed. I've gotten it for the better part of a year from various quarters. You weren't the one who FRmailed me on this topic, and I apologize if I implied it were you.

And you're right -- I'm looking at the hard (and difficult) reality of the situation. It ain't pretty, but it is the reality that we have to deal with.

And you're not the only one whose particpation has waned of late either...