Originally Posted by jayeff

Milton Friedman died today. One of the things I most admired about him was that he never publicly questioned the motives of anyone who disagreed with him. He treated everyone with respect and always argued the issues solely on their merits as he perceived them.

It's a copout to fall back on attacking the messenger, because the message exists as a separate entity. It is either valid or it is not, regardless of who delivered it or why they did so.

You convicted yourself, regardless of anything Will posted before or since and regardless of his reasons for taking up this issue. As to "above and beyond": you are on here several times a day, rubbing everyone's nose in what you have admitted to doing and you are still doing it. If you were smarter, you might pay less attention to those who tell you what you want to hear...