I may regret this, but...
I think there are several people here who might benefit from reading this excellent essay on Jeffersonian debate, 'The Mannerly Art of Disagreement,' by Macedon.
http://members.aol.com/MacedonPg/tmaod.htm
And yes, I'm aware that now everyone is going to eat me alive, but I've seen a *lot* of behavior from people that I respect this spring that I find very disturbing. Usually it isn't *what* people say that annoys or angers me, but *how* they say it. I could make a big long post on this subject, but Macedon does it better than I ever could in his essay.
Tiger M