Sometimes I find myself in unlikely alliances, such as with your suspended friend and myself on the Trent Lott threads. If that happens, so be it.
I told you at the time that I thought the poster to whom you're referring had been unfairly mischaracterized in a post to me as having called President Bush a traitor. I don't care if he's unpopular, that was wrong, and I was in the best position to know, and to step forward on his behalf, so I did. I would again.
That said, knowing his propensity to play with lightning rods, I actually have asked him to keep a lower profile on a number of these threads, in the hopes that some could focus more on the actual story that I've been following and on which I've been posting. The results have been a bit mixed.
There are too many on all sides who thrive on the personality conflicts. I won't pretend that I don't like a good brawl from time to time, but not on a day and night basis.
