VK, I can't believe I would have to explain this to you but, no, you do not belong in the (politely put) less than substantive "liberal ridicule" group as you always, whether I fully agree with you or not, have reasoned (and long) answers.

I'm speaking about the people who in response to any post by a conservative engage in mocking the poster and the conservative personalities mentioned (or not mentioned, such as Sarah Palin who is brought up no matter what the subject) and without any thoughtful comment on the subject at hand.

I don't necessarily "castigate liberals", because they're liberals; I call out the ones on this post for their less than brilliant (to put it politely again) comments on the subject at hand (as in, non-existant) and the then usual shot at me.

I still am having a hard time believing I have to explain this to you, unless you're only reading my posts in response to the childish and unreasoned posts taking personal shots at me and not reading the posts I'm addressing.

I'm not going to take the time to answer the political and economic questions you asked, as I am a bit put off by this post of yours criticizing me and not addressing the obvious reasons, if you read them, for my prior umbrage.