Chris had lost his temper in this thread, and I was commenting on that. It was obvious to me that that was the case, perhaps not so much to you. It surprised me, because it's not the mode I expect from him.

Please notice that I was talking about the respect I and so many readers have for him when I mentioned his attack dogginess. I just felt like his anger got the best of him in responding to some of the static he was getting.

Chris wrote just the other day about how far we are from having a mature blogosphere. And he's so right about this. And it seems to me that one of the little details that keep us immature is the speed that discussions become heated and accusatory, names get thrown around and low ratings get delivered before we're even sure what the hell anyone is really talking about. Anyone can fall into this, but I think the established bloggers and the front-pagers could help matters if they weren't the first to get defensive and overly "robust."

It's no sign of the end times if Chris Bowers loses his temper in a Gore/Clinton thread. I'm just saying that he looks like the bigger man if he saves some of that temper for the people who are really asking for it.

In other news: you rule Gary, and a 1 rating from you is like a 3 from someone else.

In yet other news: Just look at the attack dog comment as robust disagreement.

Hugs and kisses.