Reply #19: You must remember

[DannyRed]

That it is difficult to view the actions of an ally as negative, especially when those actions express an opinion that you may share, even if you don't agree with the mode or the medium.

I view attacks on Lieberman with general agreement - I do not like nor do I support Lieberman in any way shape or form....so it is difficult for me to critique an aggressive broadside against him.

I think you probably feel the same way - if someone writes a post that absolutely trashes Joe Lieberman, how likely are you to pop your head in and say:

"hey, guy, I agree in general, but you gotta tone it down, Lieberman is a HELL of a lot more progressive than Bush, or Cheney, or even Chaffee or McCain."

(which is true)

It is not likely that you (or I) would be likely to do that, because we generally agree with posts bashing Lieberman...

But we must force ourselves to do exactly that.