FDXer, I agree... I hate brainless "republican vs democrat" debates that have no end, and discussions of social issues that have little or no bearing on our profession, but my view (which matters 0 as I'm neither the owner or moderator here) is that this subject is CENTRAL to our profession, our future and our need to be educated on it is critical.
In the end, for me at least, they're all "Republicrats".. Rats.. being the operative term!
I'll say no more on it. Sorry for my divergence.