And tell me why my insult of that guy personally is interpreted as an insult of conservatives? (Hint: He could possibly be considered an odious person who happens to be a Conservative.)

I would like to think that I’m responding to the person, not the political beliefs. Although his political beliefs are certainly reprehensible. In my opinion.

And finally, I’l like to ask for trust and forbearance. If I had wanted to unload upon Techie I could have done a lot better job than saying he was a waste of time. And he would have deserved every bit of it.

My “back channel” communications are confined to four members and SDAI and Tom are not among them. Communications are extremely infrequent.

Thanks for the high horse reminder.

Climb off the high horse. It doesn’t become you.

Now, I can remember when Ed somebody would say “Fuck you” to me and Dan Spires didn’t regard that as a flame. Please tell me when I have told a Conservative “Fuck you”.

(I’ll give you the advantage of the back channel communications to which I’m not privy and don’t need.)

So if that’s a somewhat cryptic notice of your departure, I’ll add the mental qualifier “for now”, and won’t be surprised if and when you return in the future. For better or worse.

Maybe it’s selective memory.

May I have your email address? I would enjoy a confabulation now and again with you about a very deep subject you and I have shared before. ( You may not remember, but of course I do!