Originally Posted by Bucco

I have always enjoyed discussing politics...for about 50 years, and many other do also.

I am getting quite sick and tired of people talking about those who like to discuss politics as if they had no life or were some kind of sickos.

I enjoy discussing politics....perhaps you like to discuss cars or enjoy visiting the girls forum or whatever but those of you who feel like you are looking down on those who post on this forum are simply kidding yourself. YOU are not better people...not smarter and perhaps a bit smaller.

Your comment..."Same stuff. Mutual admiration. Shut down any other view point. Going to save the world by posting their same-old, same-old here. Do we see a pattern developing? Just not a good use of time." is a bit elitist (I know I use that word a bit, but it fits) and is one thing only...YOUR opinion.

And I will make a decision on how I spend my time...NOT YOU.

As I said I have been discussing politics on forums, in many other places for 50 years and can frankly state with no equivication that those on this board who find this a bit below them are the ones with a problem.

In most cases...no, in all cases...folks are open for discussion and I have had "my candidate" lose, do stupid things, etc etc and I never lost what I believed in....I faced it and kept on discussing in order to learn and broaden my scope a bit.

I will share a bit personal simply because I am angry...I am tired of being called names either openly or with your kind of "cute language".

I was a member of the Democratic party for many years.....and I worked in backrooms of a number of state wide candidates in Pennsylvania. I changed my registration to Republican and have voted for candidates of both parties over and over and over.

I am not a racist....I am not a right wing nut.....I am not IN ANYWAY a party person.....

You who cannot, and I believe that to be the case, those of you who CANNOT discuss issues without showing anger toward the other posters go about your life...enjoy...but do not make fun of those who do enjoy discussing it. You who have one emotion when someone disagrees with you and that is anger...do not look down on folks who CAN discuss issues and not personalities.

There has never been any doubt of how I feel about the current administration. I have never backed down from it. I resent more those who absolutely degraded the man because they supported Sen Clinton and now come off as big time supporters of the President as if they were behind him until the PARTY nominated him.

You who just "pass through" as you said you were doing, make a giggly remark and have NOTHING AT ALL REMOTELY TO OFFER ON WHAT IS GOING ON IN THIS COUNTRY should perhaps leave your judgements on those who post here and better direct them to whatever you KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT....whether it be the girls thread or whatever else on here you KNOW something about !