I try not to let political issues bother me and actually enjoy intelligent debate. What bugs is when people start to make political issues personal issues.
That doesn't mean I don't feel very strongly about certain issues and I can see how certainly subjects are personal to people. In fact someone's political views can be very personal because they stem from that person's general outlook and personal beliefs. What I can't stand is when a certain political point of view brings on personal attacks from others.
This is why I hate the personal attacks on President Bush. Attack him for his politics all you want, but attacking someone because they are not the most polished speaker in the world and sometimes stumble on words or pronounciations is childish.
Frogza: this is one of the few times where I'll use a line like "That's just my belief" or "can't we just agree to disagree" when a debate has turned into a pissing match. That being said, I have a hard time understanding why you dislike the "that's just the way I feel" line. I understand that people can use it as a cop out, but sometimes it is simply just the case. Some people feel that abortion is wrong, other's don't. You can throw facts around as much as you want, but on certain subjects people just have a gut feeling/belief.
I do agree though, when someone tosses it out just as an excuse because they don't know all the facts then it is annoying.
