[RichInOC]

No. You can be honest, even blunt, about where the guys on the other side are wrong without being vicious. You can even do it and be funny. Reagan did it. Newt did it. Rush does it. Mark Steyn does it. Any number of people on our side do it. On my good days, I do it. Even Ann can do it when she puts her mind to it. And if you look back, more often than not, especially done well, it works. And more often than not, guys like Maher have ended up on the losing end of it. We don't have to be vicious. We just have to be clear about what they're doing wrong and get it out there.

[supercat]

No. You can be honest, even blunt, about where the guys on the other side are wrong without being vicious.

Do you agree with me about the distinction between being fierce and vicious (see #79)?