I notice with interest that someone on Kos started a thread on my post and unfortunately a number of the comments called me names for daring to question them. I welcome all of the friendly or civil comments that were also made but it seems I was not too far off from wrong.

For those who wonder what kind of comments I made, they need only read my posts here. Most of the hostility came during the conventions when I said positive things about the McCain speech or suggested Obama/Biden/etc made some mistakes in their speeches.

I would have posted this at Kos but I didn't want to give up the ability to post anonymously, though I will be once again trying to get posting rights there.

I would also note the poster ignored the many kind things I said about the site, but I do understand you want to spark comments and positive usually does not inspire that.

There is an inherent bias towards the left hand of things- going back ages- the original heraldric term for a symbol pointing left is “sinister”. Lucifer sat at God's left hand purportedly- though if you are looking at this alleged “throne” you'd see Luc on the right, wouldn't you?

There is also an inherent pack mentality on these blog sites that is condoned by anonymity.

Found an interestig piece on the whole origin of the red state/blue state phenom:

http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wordroutes/1430/

P.S. — Who decided that the GOP is red, and the Dems are blue?