I’ve been away from the board for a while, and my posting instincts are rusty. I was reviewing this thread after reading teh stickies in teh forum and this comment -
clearly crosses the border to personal insult. I am sorry. To paraphrase what I wrote to Diogenes, there were plenty of more substantive criticisms for me to level at oyur argument without resorting to personal insult.
Apology accepted, but certainly not needed. I don’t think you crossed over a line at all.
You are gracious. Thank you.
No I’m really not - I just think I was probably a lot ruder to you than you were to me… 
And for that, you too have my apology.
Then for that, you also hav my acceptance, though I never felt you crossed the line to personal insult.
This subject is pretty much guaranteed to inflame pasionate outrage from all sides of the debate - which is pretty much exactly the reason why I see no benefit to phrasing a question in such terms as part of the only chance many of us will ever get to see Sarah Palin discuss her beliefs and positions in an unscripted forum.
Really? I would think it would only go to confirm conservative paranoia?
“DISGUSTING!!! Only a LIBERAL would ask such a disgusting question of such a fine American mother!”