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. It is like they are trying to drive us out with all the bashing that has been going on and a lot has gotten very personal and is uncalled for IMHO!
...I am all for civil discussion with facts and debate. I find that healthy -- it is the bashing that I don't like.

I am with you 100%, PKM.
Speaking for myself, of course I don't want to see you go...but then I do not consider myself a "Bush-basher." How could I be? I supported and voted for the man, for goodness' sake. But I have to respond to your post by saying the door does swing both ways. You should have read the response I got from a well-respected FReeper the other day - one who has never been anything but civil with me - simply for asking a couple of policy-related questions. (Mind you, nothing snotty.) First she hits me with an off-the-wall response, now she doesn't respond to my posts at all. Apparently I an now officially on her **** list.

I'm not whining, mind you...I'm a big girl and pretty much flame-proof by now. But to reiterate...I have ABSOLUTELY witnessed the flaming from BOTH, I repeat, BOTH sides. I am putting my credibility on the line with this statement. And I can assure you, plenty of us would speak up more - not with flames, but with honest questions - but are not especially fond of the "Bush-basher," "traitor," and "RAT plant" labels that are thrown around so cavalierly.

JMO, for what it's worth. BTW, I have never personally used the term "Bushbot," but more and more I am observing that anyone expressing sincere criticism of WH policy, or the President, is viewed as a turncoat. I'm sorry, but I find that mindset SCARY.

I share your concern, and the same kinds of things have happened to me, simply for saying that perhaps constructive criticism of the administration is not tantamount to treason.

And I voted for President Bush, and contributed to his campaign, and volunteered for him, and worked at a campaign event for then-candidate Cheney. And helped organize protests against Algore's attempted theft of the presidency.

I basically got associated with the Buchananites, who I personally disagree with on most issues. I think there are too many people who are too quick on the trigger.

I am with you! I just want the bashing to stop all the way around and bash the DemocRATS! A lot of this started IMHO when Rush started his bashing. He may be out to attract soccer moms or what have you, but it started a slide down a slippery slope and a lot of people lost track of who the enemy really is.

I posted an article that said the DemocRAT strategy was to attack, attack on all fronts and it looks like some of what we have been seeing is just that. There has been an overeaction a lot but this past few days got totally out of hand.

I have had to post numerous times that I am not talking about dissent is not welcome but it never has gotten through to some folks. Dissent is healthy IMHO but you can do it without bashing and people need to use facts. Not that hard to check out sources on the Internet.

Thanks for your comments! And I agree with them!