Yet another religious cult raided

[Vandiablo]

McCarthyism
More Godwin relatives come for a visit, how nice.

It is NOT much of a stretch. I've been working in federal govt offices for 20 years now, and in some it is professional suicide to be labeled as liberal. The worst was in 2001 and 2002, before people started realizing the emperor had no clothes. Maybe you're in a comfy area where you can look at D.C. from afar and think it's not a problem, but MY effin livelihood was on the line and I had a kid to feed. While it was not yet at the level of McCarthyism, it was definitely headed in that direction. "You're either with us or against us." came down from the top. Remember? From the bottom, on TV and in bookstores, the blonde skeleton with the poison pen was proclaiming that liberals were traitors. Once the top and bottom connected, that was going to be it. And with the Patriot Act, and in the name of "protecting the homeland", the government was free to compile lists of who you associated with.

Godwin, my ass.

And speaking of my ass:

I heartily welcome you, brother Van, into the realm of the enlightened.

I'll say it politely: please go back to your amateur proctology practice. It is not my "enlightenment" that has changed, it is technology. Just as my current opinion is based on what I read about the current state of the industry, my opinion back then was also based upon what I read the then-current state of the industry. I do, BION, try to keep an open mind, and when change happens, I can revisit my opinions. Just like you did, with regard to Clinton's nation-building efforts in the 1990's.

From my seat (where my ass is, no exam for me please) your egotism looks bigger even than mine! Your standard for "enlightenment" is whether one agrees with you or not. While that is a very common standard, I don't associate it with people I consider "enlightened". . . . . So . . I hope you are joking ... or at least half-joking ... well maybe one-third joking is okay . . . but one-quarter joking or less is an outrage!

-Van

p.s. All this ass talk reminds me of part of my standup routine: . . Don't tell Moses, but I covet my neighbor's wife's ass. I just want to pat it. Pat it and say "Nice! . . Oh so nice! . . Such a nice nice nice donkey!" (Hee Haw)

p.p.s. I really DON'T have a donkey named Godwin.