Will you take the pledge? I will not engage in mud-slinging against our Democratic candidates

[BushOut06]

Over the past few days and weeks, I've seen quite a few nasty attacks on some of the Democratic candidates, primarily Hillary Clinton. I'm not saying that we all have to hold our tongue and not engage in rational debate, but much of what's happening has crossed the line into vicious personal attacks. Threads like "Hillary is a fake" aren't helping any.

If you don't like a particular candidate, that's your right. But rather than launch mean-spirited attacks against them, tell us about YOUR candidate. Tell us who you support, and why you think that person should be our nominee in '08. If you feel the need to point out deficiencies in a particular candidate, please try doing so in a civilized manner.

I realize this is DU, and it's the nature of this forum to produce some very spirited debates. But for the most part, we've been able to discuss other issues in a civilized manner. The stakes in the next election couldn't be higher. You know the repugs are sitting back, loving every minute of this. They're hoping that the primary season will split the Democratic party in two. The repugs are supposed to be the party of nasty mud-slinging and gutter tactics. We don't need to delve to their level. We're supposed to be the more civilized party.