I do not have to defend Schmidt. And I did not run anywhere. Remember the old adage....Choose your battles wisely? There is not a thing I could say to change your mind nor you mine. We would both be wasting our keystrokes. You are entitled to your opinion as I am entitled to mine.
Ha, then you are a mind reader too, for I have never expressed a thought about Schmidt, here or anywhere else. No, even better, you are a thought predictor, because Schmidt was utterly unknown to me before this thread. At least as far as I can recall. So here I am, the truly objective, uncommitted lurker, hoping to see a real contest and learn the truth in the process, and yes you did run away, howsoever much you may protest the charge. You tell me by this you lack confidence in the persuasive power of your arguments, or else that you believe in them, but are convinced we are nothing but barbarians incapable of appreciating the sophistication of your gossamer elocutions. You misjudge us. I for one truly desired to know both sides, and now I won’t. Regrettable.