[Miss Marple]

I too am concerned about the level of venom on the forum. Like you, I haven't picked anyone to back (and I probably won't, as my primary will occur after the candidate probably will have it sewn up).

Many days I find other things to do rather than read FR, especially when the posts are just one "pro-Candidate X and bash Candidate Y" thread after another. I have been here since 1998, and this is even worse than the battles during the 2000 primaries.

[Dog Gone]

Miss Marple, this is the first time I've really been worried about this forum.

We're both veterans of many wars here. It's the good folks who are telling me in freepmail that they're bagging it. The venom, senseless venom, is just too much.

I'm not sure what can be done about that. Attacks, spam, and most any post is allowed to stand regarding Giuliani, but in a spirit of fairness, it's allowed to stand against everyone else, too.

So, we have the shootout at the OK Corral, except it's going to last 20 months. I don't have a good feeling about this.