If you think Mccain will be a great president, or Sarah Palin and state the reasons why, nobody has any problem with that. It's when these right wingers start posting lies is where the problem is. You claim you abhor personal attacks but you say this:
"Obama is just a electable puppet for the old school backroom dealings of Washington."
Is that not a personal attack? Isn't it the one that screams the loudest about something seems to be guilty of the same lately ?
I don't recall Roger or some of the other open-minded posters spreading crap. In most cases it's backed up with links for verification.