Brent, good response. The term "liberal" is used as a verbal punch. Even the liberals themselves take offense to being called one, so it is fun to swing one in from the left, so to speak. Although you most likely know what the definition of liberal is, one of their traits is to cry foul when there is a PERCEIVED intollerance. This was the case earlier. As for 2 sides to an issue, to what were you refering? Yes, the Republican presence is strong on this site but with few exceptions the banter has been either tongue in cheek or somewhat educated. Extreme sides are always drawn early during a debate. When intelligent discussion moves towards the middle, that is where the post ends up. If we started there, this would be a boring site. I want MORE folks who lean to the left to post here. But we don't need people taking offense and implying that some are intollerant. This is NOT the POLITICALLY CORRECT board, afterall.