As I said back in #141 on this thread, I thought the flame wars were caused by, and were about, those who were trying to use the "divide and conquer" agenda.
You know, those "Republicans" who publicly - and even in liberal venues - state that they are "not Bush Republicans", and those "Conservatives" who file lawsuits against the administration in an apparent attempt to discredit it.
I agree that blind worship of or allegiance to any human is a bad idea. But there are ways to disagree with specific policies without giving the other side more ammunition.