[Neets]

Sweetie, it's beyond the point of Whinne and Cheese now.

It is just plain disgusting...and what a slap to Jim Robinson, after having been so charitable to BadJoe after his last episode.

[HairOfTheDog]

I agree completely. I am hoping that the rest of us just stay funny, and don't get sucked into this.

BADJOE, please Report Abuse and kill this spawn of yours!

[Lazamataz]

I would prefer Joe keep these thoughts to himself, because as a PTB at FR it only shows a public that there is disunity and confusion at the top.

However, the Bushbotulism of this forum cannot be denied. FR has gone from a place where ideas can be hashed out, and government policy questioned, to a place where cheerleading sections for totalitarian government abound, and where mobs of posters descend on anyone with the slightest criticism of the Bush admin.

That is not healthy for the forum.

Two things should change: 1) NO attacks should be permitted. NO personal attacks WHATSOEVER. One can argue a point without getting person. I am guilty of this offense, as we all are. But moderation should prevent it. 2) Mob gang-ups should be discouraged. If someone faces a tag-team of 5 or 7 people, all ridiculing a decent or cogent thought or premise, that is also not healthy for the forum.

The forum is not well. If you deny it, it will wither.

[ClancyJ]

I agree. This is getting ridiculous.

Looks like all was fine as long as the Libertarians felt they had a place to trash the government, to proclaim the superiority of their way over any possible other-party person in the White House and they felt their agenda was the main purpose of this forum.

Now Clinton is gone and Bush is the president. They cannot stand the fact that we have a strong man as president and people like him. They want to trash this non-Libertarian president and resent the fact that Jim has come to see that getting rid of Democrats does more to return to conservatism than just talking of the good old days.

IMHO Jim is a patriotic American that stands WITH his country and its leaders as they fight terrorists. He sees the type man we have in the White House and understands that Bush is handling the hardest job a president could have - an attack on our homeland and the resulting war against shadowy groups all over the world.

Under these conditions, the Liberatarians come across as not being on the team in support of this country as it fights for its survival. They resent feeling that they are no longer in control of FreeRepublic since more and more people realizing that the democrats are really dangerous are becoming involved.

The Liberatarians are left with a belly full of complaints, rants and hatred for their government while all others are jumping on the Bush bandwagon in the fight to take this country back from the democrats and fight terrorists seeking to kill us.