Iamon lyme: exactly. The fact that you and I agree on so many political positions seems to have gotten a bit more attention than the arguments themselves. I was once accused of being a particular member here simply because I used the same smiley in some (mark that SOME) of my posts. She's black and can't stand me. And according to a few, that was just a ruse on my part to deceive. Such nonsense serves only as a distraction. As as we both know, liberals LOVE a distraction. Especially true when it comes to deflecting criticisms against their bad policies.