Reply #22: I think it has at least as much to do with the economy..

[Fumesucker]

I've been a donor to DU for quite a while, it's still one of the best places I've found on the web to discuss politics and current events with people who are for the most part intelligent, informed and thoughtful.

But a lot us are running on empty, I've been doing it for so long that it's become the new normal for me, in fact my screen name has to do with the fact that I'm in financially desperate straits, I'm sucking financial fumes.

I still like coming here and I for one actually enjoy seeing and arguing with different points of view, I'm not interested in being part of a total echo chamber, I know what I think and don't need constant reinforcement like so many who listen to right wing talk radio. I'm also willing to be persuaded to change my opinion, indeed I have changed my opinions, maybe not often but it has happened.

Don't blame yourself or what you are doing Skinner, there are still a lot of us out here who appreciate the resource that is DU.