Lord have mercy, you-all: this is old ground. Are we now reduced to disagreeing about how we disagree? I think I've said this before, but.    It is my belief that the attack on the 11th warrants negating, for the time being, my previous opposition to having political posts on a language bulletin board. There is a thread in Miscellany especially for that purpose, now (hint). I will say again that I have been nothing but impressed by the courtesy and consideration shown by all, right up to this very post.