The post of mine that you link is more about someone ignoring a reasoned argument on an admittedly contentious issue, and simply whining about a perceived insult.

I’m sure that a lot of my readers know that I am no stranger to invective or outright vitriol. Now, I’m not saying it’s the right way to go about it, but I am what I am and it works for me.

That son of a bitch can kiss my ass!

(…I kid)

There are a lot of us out here who think what Jason rationalizes as “blog vernacular” is counter-productive and over-the-top.

And this opinion is growing:

From Delaware Curmudgeon:

http://delawarecurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2008/02/would-like-some-cheese-with-that-wine.html

From Merit Bound Alley:

http://www.meritboundalley.net/2008/02/21/anger/

From Delaware Libertarian:

http://delawarelibertarian.blogspot.com/2008/02/it-aint-just-delaware-but-it-is.html

I’m not real sure where the Delaware blogosphere got the idea that mirroring the excesses of talk radio and calling people names was the way to achieve anything positive.

I don’t see Tommywonk doing that–and you guys voted him as the best blog in DE. Wonder why? Possibly because he prefers to stick it to his opponents with facts and arguments.

If any of us have any pretensions of have what we say here in the ether matter to anyone outside it, then there’s a need to at least be funny when you’re being pointed.

Otherwise, calling for a teacher’s firing when you have absolutely zilch evidence of misconduct (to cite but a single example) earns not respect and attention, but scorn and dismissal.

Leaving everybody here to talk to themselves while nothing outside ever changes….

Come out of the closet Dave. You aren’t fooling us, you aren’t fooling yourself.