No, MM, you weren't "having at" the candidates. You were having at the Obamaphiliacs- by your own admission. You were trolling, which is different from saying, "Rush claims that Obama won't let us talk about his lapel pin, do you believe this is a valid point, and does it matter?"
Having at the candidates is perfectly legitimate. Why else are we here? I am relying on this thread to help me think through the platforms when they eventually emerge, and value your and Bob's contributions toward that. But personally, I don't care for personal havingatits, and you won't find me calling Bush names or talking about his cocaine addiction (which I don't believe, incidentally) or whether Obama's wife was proud for the first time, or never proud and thus not really a patriot. I believe having at their policies, their speeches, their inconsistencies, their qualifications is what Dale wants.
Havingatits-- having-at-it Not to be confused with having a tit |