Your Enemy Can Defeat You Merely by Causing You to Waste Your Time.

[snot]

If you find yourself arguing with someone who might be a sock puppet, stop, take a deep breath, and go raise some money for Kucinich, Franken, or some other worthy cause.

(Edited to add: I have to remind myself of this frequently, and don't always get it right.)

[Lucinda]

1. Wise advice!

[ixion]

2. it's called a 'war of attrition'

long, slow and usually painful for both sides, but effective.

[grahamhgreen]

3. True. A number of the pro neo-con posters here are obvious CENTCOM plants or similar.

[joshcryer]

4. It's the weekend.

[Catherina]

5. The ignore button works wonders for just that reason. Rec'd n/t

[girl gone mad]

6. Agree w/ Catherina. Ignore them and they go away.