[tacticalogic]

Relating all these insights to Darwin's omissions - the more people know about his family, his affiliations, the reactions to his theory and his own private communications - the more justified they may feel in filling in the blanks. In their minds, it is not a "non sequitur" - but in your mind, it probably is.

In my mind, if that's what they are doing then it's a textbook example of "ad hominem" and "guilt by association".

[Alamo-Girl]

In my mind, if that's what they are doing then it's a textbook example of "ad hominem" and "guilt by association".

Does this mean you also believe conservatives should not be concerned that so many of Obama's advisers throughout his life were Marxist, socialist or communist?

The old proverb "where there's smoke, there's fire" has probably saved a lot of lives and property.