Irrespective of the north-south pole disparity in our political views, I've found Rick to be a very warm, kind and generous individual ... I enjoy his posts and the notes that have been exchanged between us and I am sure, that were I to be participating in a forum where the dominant political view was as opposite from my own as the dominant view here is from Ricks, I would be hard pressed to remain as civilized, polite and long suffering as he is ...