I didn't say there was no place for it here. There is a politics section, and that's a very appropriate place for people to go and argue their agenda as much as they like. I don't mind that. I don't like for politics to make its way out into the regular monger areas, even and including the lounge. I mean, that's what the politics section is for. Or other politics boards. whatever. This is a monger board and some people (like me) enjoy coming here precisely to get away form the continuous non-stop political onslaught that comes from the general media. I say this as someone who enjoys political discussion and who keeps abreast of of politics and current events. I'm perfectly happy to see it and to have people be engaged in political discussion, but like I said I think the monger stuff should be apolitical. Even so, lots of political commentary makes its way into other non-political threads where to my mind it has no real place.