Actually, I have more than once stated that calling Bush stupid is not appropriate -- he is not the most intelligent president we have ever had but you cannot be stupid and graduate from Harvard and Yale nor can you be stupid and be President. There is no question he stinks at impromptu speaking -- so do many. Heck, some can't even read a teleprompter. Doesn't make them stupid, just makes them unskilled in that area.

I used to post frequently in this forum. I quit before you even got here for the simple reason I got tired of the namecalling, the blind accusations, the battles. I find them distasteful. I'll happily argue politics until I'm blue in the face so long as it doesn't resort to what I was seeing here. As it is, I do try to stay away for the simple reason things haven't changed here. Your "Lord Obama" is offensive whether you think it is or not. Some of the responses you have received are as well. However, you were asked nicely to stop doing it. You chose to continue.

And I didn't say "Barack Hussein Obama" was offensive, I said "Hussein Obama" was offensive. HUGE difference. And, yes, George "Dubya" Bush is offensive to me as well. BTW -- the difference between saying John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Barack Hussein Obama is actually quite simple -- JFK did use and sign his middle name, Obama doesn't. The "Fitzgerald" was used on occasion to remind people that JFK was Catholic (and Irish to boot!) (he was and admitted it), the "Hussein" is used to scare people that BHO is a Muslim (he isn't and has publicly denied it). If you can't see that difference, oh well.

I'm sorry you see nothing wrong with insulting a political candidate on either side with disrespectful terms. As to "you guys," I'm not a Democrat. I have as willingly voted Republican as I have Dem or Green or Independent. I choose by what I feel is the best person for what the job. I voted for Nancy Pelosi and now regret that choice. What this means to me is I care enough to hear all sides and make a choice. I think the same can be said of most of us.

I can think of no reason why you can't discuss Obama without the "Lord" in front of it. If you feel that he is running for king, say so and why. I really doubt he wants to be king. Heck, why anyone would even want to be President is beyond me. It has to be the most thankless job imaginable. I also have difficulty understanding why you think those who support Obama feel he is the royal leader. I know I don't. He's a man. Plain and simple. He's made mistakes. He'll make more. He is inexperienced and that scares me to no end. McCain just happens to scare me more at this time. So, please don't think that everyone who supports Obama is blind to his faults. Most of us aren't. Some are choosing him because they really are afraid of 4 more years of the same. Some because they feel McCain is too old. Some because they truly believe in Obama and do believe he does stand for change.(Personally, I'd love to see Leno, Letterman, et al. off the air. Talk shows bore me.)

IF Iran gets a nuke and blows Israel off the face of the earth, does it matter who is president? A great tragedy will have occurred. However, if there is some chance of preventing it via sanctions or diplomatic venues, I would much prefer that be tried before starting another war.

To me, name calling doesn't belong on a playground. It doesn't belong in a forum for adults discussing politics. Possibly the only place it belongs is at a baseball game and I'm not totally convinced it belongs there, either.