I really appreciate kind words by all. I am kind of embarrased at the number of responses and thinking I probably should have left quietly.
Nevertheless, I will take this opportunity to answer a couple of questions posed.
Weasel, I did not mean to single out only those 3 posters, but those were the three 'authors' of the littany of inane posts at the top of the board at that time. For the record, I also left off several names of posters whose opinions I value including 6'5'', Trench, Kosar, BBC, Happy Hippo, TerryRay, Ferdville and others. I don't know where Ferd had been until recently, but he is a an excellent contributor.
6'5'', imo you are a very strong poster, and you and I definitely are on the same page most of the time. I do not think it is a secret that Spy makes my want to lose my lunch, and no one on this site, nor in the 'real' world, comes close to him in this regard.
To answer StevieD, whom I feel I mislabeled as a total kook during the Bush years, I feel that O has alienated many of his most ardent supporters, at least in my social circle. The numbers indicate that Obama continues to plummet in terms of national voter approval. I think Rasmussen is where I saw the numbers recently that led me to believe Hillary would win the same election 1 year later. I may be wrong, as I think I am nearly 50% of the time:SIB
Naudi, and others, if ever in NOLA, beer is on me. Jack has my email.
Aloha!!!!