"FR used to be a place where FReepers could have a good discussion and disagree and still come away friends. We just see more exceptions these days."
There certainly have been a number of bombs thrown into the conservative tent, as of late. We have had Schaivo, Miers, and now this. All of these seem to have set conservatives at each others throats. It is a good thing I am not of a susicious nature, or I would suspect someone of deliberately trying to damage to the cause.
I don't think it's a conspiracy. But I do miss the good example of Ronald Reagan where he could bring us all together even though we disagreed without yielding on those principles which were most important.