Nice. What are you, 12? Please, keep posting these classy and brilliant comments. You keep digging your hole even deeper.

I hate the Yanks.

Samuel, while I really appreciate the initial defense, this has now veered off into the kind of personal attack I keep hoping to stop. Geeze.

Surefire, there are a number of people here who engage it unproductive mud-slinging—AND who also, at other times, say very productive things that enliven the site. You and reg are high on that list.

I am trying, when I have the time and energy, to persuade everyone here to engage in the latter type of commenting, and dial back the former.

And, yes, Samuel is right. I have a more long-standing oneline relationship with reg than I do with newer commenters. I do also with Woody, and Randy Paul and some others as well.

Does that affect my responses? Likely so. Welcome to the human race.

Now may we go on to other topics please?

Hey, how about those damned Yankees? Or how about that public option?

Or how about the fact that the mayor will probably get and announce the short list for chief of police today?

Or the fact that the former marine now State Department official has just resigned in protest over Afghanistan.

Something, anything.

And you wonder why no one takes you seriously here…

Oh, as a reminder, my initial response was to your crying about how Ceweste is so mean to you and tweats reg unfairwy–why won’t she yell it him waaaaaah waaaaaahh! Hopefully that’s more understandable to you, in “the manner people (read: young children) speak to each other”.

It’s very simple: Celeste knows and respects reg. You’re a troll. Suckle on your pacifier and deal with it.

Get over your false sense of importance Sammy, it’s not working on me.

Why would you think I cared what you thought about my style, is this a writing competition? Again, nobody told me like they didn’t tell me there was a seniority list that gets you all twisted when people don’t abide by it.

You’re a silly little guy, and like most arrogant and annoying little asses tend to talk to much.

End of conversation Sammy.

And based on your remark (again, assuming it wasn’t directed toward the ‘other’ Sam), I’ll put this interpretation into language more consistent with your style and content:

“Waaaaaaah, waaaaaaaah, waaaaaah, why doesn’t anyone yell at reg?!?! Waaaaaah, you bad, Ceweste, you meany-face!! I hate you and reg and evwybody who picks on me!”

Now, about that “Celeste makes herself look silly” comment? Pot, kettle….

Reason 1: reg has been here since the beginning of Celeste’s blog, and Celeste knew him back when they both posted on Cooper’s blog, more than 5 years ago. To put it bluntly, no one knows who you are.

Reason 2: reg has a long track record of making intelligent and insightful arguments on Celeste’s blog. Your track record is dominated by obsession with reg (not saying you also don’t/can’t make intelligent arguments–only that you waste way too much of everyone’s time complaining about reg).