[mburbank]

As I've stated before, I think if you removed the economy sized chip from your shoulder your back wouldn't hurt so much. I said none of the stuff you're griping about and as far as the relative merits of Weisels opinion, I have already agreed with you, though not with his conclusion.

I remain confused regarding your anger about the Abu reference (Which I did indeed miss). I have not read a text of the speech and have no opinion on this articles veracity 0ne way or the other, but here's my confusion;

At one moment you seem angry at me for assuming Weisel is a pawn of the right, which I don't and was in no way my point, nor can I see how my post could be interpretted that way. Again, my point is not Weisel being coopted, but the pontential that the right, who saw no reason to listen to him before, will coopt his legitimacy now.

In the next breath you seem angry at the author of the article for attributing to Wesiel a view you think unlikely, and transfer your anger to the person who posted it as if the reason she chose the article was becuase it implied Wesiel was 'opptomistic' about Abu.

I absolutely (and have before) acknowledge your superiority on the subject matter. I suggest, however, that you are overeager to take offense.