I don't think your responses are a "slamfest"..that was"Skywalker's" term that I picked up on....political jabbing back and forth is not slamming in my opinion...we both get passionate sometimes and maybe recoil from the other person's point of view. Trust me, I don't want to take this to any personal level at all. We don't know each other personally and that is a missing link that could temper some of the overzelous comments. It is hard for outspoken people to remain silent for fear of offending or unduly irritating someone else. I hope we both can step back from time to time and see the passion in the other person's views despite our opposition to them.

We all seem to share a common bond of love for our sport. We can disagree on how to pursue and protect our sport without being personal enemies I hope. We should be able to do the same with the hot button issues as well. Thank you for your indulgence.