I think it is pretty clear that Ustwo is no neocon... at least not completely.
As for this being a offence against someone else... If I want to "take a shot" at host, I can PM him anytime. I think I have made myself reasonably clear with regards to the difficulties I have with his particular style.
My purpose in that post was to point out that Ustwo is not the antiChrist. That he is a contributing member, in reasonably good standing
, who frequently expresses a point of view that is at odds when many who also post passionately in the Politics Forum.
He serves just as easily as a punching bag for many here but appears to take his punches in a different manner than others (and I don't mean host here). It should be noted that many of the other conservative members of this board have either left entirely or post with great infrequency because of a perceived bias here.
To my mind, there has always been a bit of difficulty on both sides with leaving the snarkiness at the door and simply posting a position. Some people use a one liner to insert their snark, others flood us with quotes and brow beat us with their version of the "truth" (yes, I am describing host).
I see both versions as untenable in the long run. I find the former doesn't lead to discussion because it doesn't engage in debate and the latter fail because it doesn't leave any room for debate.
The thing is, I have seen Ustwo post something other than a one liner. I have seen him debate the larger points. I have even seen him cede a point (not often mind you, but he's not as intractable as some).