Stan, while I didn't exactly wish Drew well on his mission trip, I did in fact tell him that I enjoyed his Damascus research contributions here, and looked forward to seeing more on his return... but hold the hypocrisy. So I guess you could say I was fawning too. I sincerely and publicly apologize if I offended you. The intent of my comment was to point out that long after Drew bid us farewell, he was still frequently checking in and continuing his personal attack on me. I do note that most of Drew's well wishers chose to ignore the fact that the major intent of his thread was to "Do as I say... not as I do" when it comes to launching a personal attack. Many, like you, undoubtedly just wished to stay out of the fray. Others, such as King Brown, had different motives. It was not my intent to offend anyone who wasn't fawning. Only those who were, and the guy who couldn't tear himself away after saying good-bye until after the election.
On the other hand, I am not about to apologize to Franc, who apparently has both a defective memory, and the stupidity to expect me to offer best wishes to someone who just initiated a thread to criticize me by doing exactly what he preaches against in every post via his tag line. Franc otte absolutely has confronted me in this forum in the past. And no, it wasn't to discuss shotguns. That is the major reason I saw the "best wishes" he sent to Jim and I for "drastically different" reasons as being derisive and sarcastic to boot.
As Jim notes, it is regrettable that any of this exchange had to occur, but we were merely counter-punching after being criticized and attacked for behavior that is mysteriously tolerated in others of a Liberal Left bent. Go figure. If pointing out obvious hypocrisy makes me a prick, then so be it.
I don't really mind seeing this thread being kept alive by further comments for the same reasons that Drew made his ungracious exit without ever acknowledging the selective nature of his personal attack or explaining his insane accusation that I had proof texted Scripture or mocked God. Keeping it at the top allows more people who visit this site to see how the Fake Ass Gentlemens Club (F.A.G.s) here operates.
