I would just like to state my displeasure here for some people who have been using personal attacks in some attempt to bolster their own points. Though I agree with the political points that some of these people have made, the effectiveness of their attacks is severely limited by their use of personal attacks. Unfortunately, this is a political reality. Canidates use attack ads, and while they trigger a visceral response, the more educated members of the voting public don't like them.
I'm not going to suggest anything so simple minded as swearing to lay off the personal attacks, because I realize I myself have been guilty of them. The difference I feel is a question of consistency.
Anyway, I doubt this will shame anyone into chaniging the way they act, but I feel I have said what needs to be said.
Cheers to all,
Jeers to some