[Bob J]

One thing I should add to that, calmly and passionately making your case...while respecting that others may have a different perspective. You can’t expect others to respect and consider your position if in return you don’t respect that they have a right to their own.

You both have to be AT THE TABLE for communication to take place.

[Jim Robinson]

Hey, ask me if I respect liberals. Ask me if I respect RINOs.

[Antoninus]

You can’t expect others to respect and consider your position if in return you don’t respect that they have a right to their own.

Hey, they may have a right to their opinion, but they don't have a right to express it here--just like I don't have a right to express my opinion over at the DUmp.

You both have to be AT THE TABLE for communication to take place.

Fine. You set up a website called "www.atthetable.com" and allow people to "communicate" however they want on political issues. Let me know how that works out for you, ok?

I've been on such message boards and they quickly devolve into a screamfest between the Stormfront people and the DailyCossacks. Decent people tend to want no parts of that.