I have bumped into someone unknow to most of you or they have bumped into me on the highway of differing ideas - and I confess that I may be of the same argumentative ilk as are they but from a different direction or view. So I wrote:"
  Finding a comment which we like and find tasty or agreeable,    shouldn't be a criteria for any intellectual or honest person. We all have favorites - people, foods, books and thoughts - but being our favorites isn't the criteria of truth. We almost have to disagree with our own views to test them, theirs substance, their long range effect and finally our own honesty. So many have joined one side or another and totally sold or traded in our willingness to think,research or possibly change. Obama, any of his predecessors or successors aren't saints or always able to pick the right open tick tack toe space or policy! Instead of yelling something that agrees with our "selfish - Self supporting" unstudied or researched opinion. Please, tell me where you found or/and from which you took your latest volley? Did you try to learn the quality of that information, the source or is it merely an opinion with which you agree on a topic you suspect you know a lot about? I am really interested how people chose their ideas and their lack of or appreciate of the supporting materials- How do you do it? Thanks and have a good holiday-dedicate to an open armed historical experience between newbies and old time possessors of America, God bless and have a good day and holiday meal, Tom V.