Not. What you refer to in morally neutral terms is in fact a central manifestation of the corruption and degeneracy of the heavy left in general and the NY Slimes in particular. The militant bonesmokers at the Slimes are different from the common run of poofterdom in one respect, they buy printers ink by the barrel. Their perversion is their narcissism is their nihilism is their implacable hatred of Real Americans, Christians, the Constitution and the US Marine Corps. But like the rest of the heavy left, the NY Slimes is done for, ignored by most and cropping up as the butt of lame jokes on the Leno show and such. When Howl Raines whimpers and pules these days, does anyone know, does anyone give a rat's patoot? In other words, L, there is no "pressing reality of the situation" [whatever the f$#k that is]- there is just the simple fact that more and more people are seeing through the old whore's lipstick and rouge.