That is absolute BS. Because a few people think that they should have total control of all threads and that they have some god-given right not to be offended, a thread is locked with no notice. How many had composed responses, possibly even well written and pertinent, only to have them disappear when they hit the post button?

Politics is a contact game. Everybody just wants to get along. like Rodney King, but when the Speaker say "If Bush is for it, we're against it.", how do you compromise?

If one cannot discuss the many vagueries of politics, then it's best he or she hide under a rock or bury his head in the sand. You may not like it, but politics impacts every aspect of your life.