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To: epicure who wrote (5307)	11/14/2005 11:16:09 AM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 542468

One of the glaring weaknesses about modern partisan politics is the overwhelming focus on telling people what they SHOULD think and crapping on them if they don't toe the line, coupled closely with trying to manipulate others into supporting a partisan agenda (followed by self-same crapping if it doesn't work). Some of the whining I have heard lately from folks who can't believe Bush's poll numbers reinforces how insular partisan politics has become. People not only don't respect other views about America or everyone's common citizenship, they can't comprehend how anyone could hold an idea remotely different from their own. It's the same on the "progressive" left, which explains why they have been in the wilderness for such a long time. They stopped paying attention to middle America and watched a sea of red wipe them out. The whole process leaves me totally fed up. I had hoped a better dialogue might emerge on this thread, but success is spotty at best.

To: epicure who wrote (5307)	11/14/2005 6:24:15 PM
From: MrLucky	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542468

If people could remember that, there might be less name calling. Or there might not be. We'd need to run an experiment, I guess. Since a majority of the name calling seems to surface from two differing political/policy beliefs (democrat or republican), perhaps your experiment idea could begin by comparing the two leaders of the respective parties - Howard Dean and Ken Mehlman. Tabulating their press releases, speeches and appearances on the weekend love fests might give us an idea whether one party or the other does the more name calling. A two week survey would likely give us a clue of which guy does the most name calling. What do you think?