For Christ's sake, Put the pitchforks down...

[The Doctor.]

I've been a member of DU for a couple of years now. I've never made it a secret that I'm a registered Republican for a reason... to prove that not all Republicans are mindless morons who support the administration, and to know for sure that DU objectively measures people by their attitudes and not by their labels.

Well I have very mixed feelings on that last one.

For the most part, being a moderate Republican, I find myself in agreement with many liberal notions. The conservative side of me can't stand the administration's involvement in illegal warfare, profligate spending, and abrogation of the Constitution itself.

I have found that, indeed, DUers tend to deal with people more on points of philosophy rather than associations.

Which leaves me scratching my head when I see DUers fall upon people whose track records are otherwise exemplary.

Truthout, to me, has been a vital resource for research and understanding of the dire issues that face us as a nation. Jason Leopold, until now and to the best of my knowledge, has been a staunch advocate of the truth and a fine journalist.

And here I find DUers calling for no less than the dissolution of Truthout.org?

We know that DU is a big place, and there will be those who will sow antagonism of all varieties, but at the core of DU, the philosophy of truth is paramount, and no amount of misplaced rancor over abject disappointment should have us shooting messengers the way the Neo-cons do.

This is a fabulous opportunity for those with 'adversarial philosophies' to sow that discord among an otherwise thoughtful and pensive community.

Don't buy into it, just take a breath, and wait.

Otherwise we just improve Rove's day all the way around.