Dan Minette wrote:

His "flair for the dramatic" can be very insulting.

I see it that way, too.

I don't see how calling those that differ with you idiots is helpful in
maintain dialog.

Me, neither, which may reflect a certain idiocy on my part, but I doubt it... ;-)


Also, David is an award winning writer.  He has the ability to be very
insulting without technically insulting someone.  If it were someone who
was not so good with words, I'd think that poor writing might be the source
of the problem.  But, I know skill when I see it; and I don't think the
overtones are accidental.  A quick example of this is, after Gautam said he
was a neocon, repeatedly insulting the neocons and then claim that he never
insulted Gautam.

Wisdom that I do well to continue taking to heart.

Nick

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