What I care about is presenting a position--most of which agree with yours, especially about Rudy, and with demonstrably superior intellectual backing--that presents the case without resorting to ad hominem or ridiculously overblown invective. That makes me an entrant into a popularity contest? Not to the non-slobberers.
At the same time I had a running discussion with Swamp and was a bit offended until I saw his posts to you and then realized he just is sitting on a little too much swamp-gas.