I sympathize, but just in case you haven't noticed, Jim has generally been on the "it's no big deal" side of argument. It could appear to the casual observer the open borders advocates around here have been given a wink and a nod when they initiate their ad hominems.
Can't say for sure, but I sense JR may be coming around to something more in line with about 90+% of conservatives' view on the subject. In which case, the flamers may actually get reined in some. Hope so.
FGS
I think the worst flamers are those who come in here to trash the president and the "bushbots" every day, every thread and every post. I see it as trolling. Trolls are people who come into a forum to trash the place. Doesn't matter to me if they think they are high and mighty "true" conservatives or not. A troll is a troll is a troll. I also see what some of our so-called "true" conservatives post on their antifreeper sites. Yeah, well maybe I give some of our people a little leeway. I know what it's like to be on the receiving end of spiteful more patriotic than thou "true" conservatives. Some of the nastiest trolls have already been ejected and I'm sure others will follow. When people get to the point that they hate us, hate FR, and hate what we are trying to accomplish here, maybe they should just leave and join a site where their views are better appreciated. Why hang around to make themselves and everyone else miserable?