This is a topic that causes very heated discussion between good people that quickly degrades into childish name calling, etc. I do apologize for my part in setting the wrong tone.
Cordially (holding out the olive branch)
GE
Can't say it any better than that. Thanks.
But as for retracting sarcasm, maybe you don't have to go that far. I like good sarcasm myself. What I was commenting on were the truly inane comments, of which there were several.