FWIW, Dad had some pics he took when his 42nd Rainbow Div. liberated one of the last camps–can’t remember which now, would have to dig stuff up. He was at the time the 242nd Regimental G-2 (or is it S-2 at Regt level?) Intel OIC, so was in charge of documentation. Some grizzly sights…

Bou, you are being simplistic in characterizing my comment as “Obama v Wilson”. It was the logic and rational for behaviour that was at the core of my post. As to your “Holocaust Survivor Friends” comment -please stop the inanity.

A bit off topic, but on a personal note: I have vivid memories of my Dad showing me photographs that he had taken upon liberating a few Concentration Camps in Europe during his scenic tour of the ETO during WWII. Dad was proud of what he did, horrified at what he saw, and more, umm, aggressive against the Germans afterwards. Wish my Mother had not thrown the pictures away because “they were too awful for people to look at”.

The only Holocaust survivors that I’ve personally known, or at least was aware that I knew, was at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in DC.

I believe that BHO is the most existential threat to this country since 1861.

I think you mis-understand. What I THINK Ron Snyder is trying to do is point out is that it makes no sense to be civil solely for the sake of being civil–that when one is being sold down the river–either legislatively or for real–being civil gets one nowhere but consigned to oblivion. If you already haven’t suggest you (re)read
my post above@12:31, 10 Sept 09 (or that of STEVEC just prior) in which I quote extensively from Velociman on just this point and then hit the link and read his original post on the matter. Ron’s analogy IS correct, imho, insofar as it would seem that those who believe that our side shouldn’t “rock the boat” overmuch and be dignified in our opposition are using the same thought processes/mentality as those Jews and Gypsies who deceived themselves and meekly accepted their fate by denying the reality of what was actually happening to them rather than actively resisting even if it meant dying in the process–that if only they didn’t make their enemies mad they might yet somehow make everything come out alright. Much in the same way some on our side believe we should act not to engage our political opponents.