Usually it's no use arguing with facts when dealing with right wingers. They have been sold alternative history in just about every area and this is no different. They want to blame CRA for the meltdown when the numbers undeniably (for anyone who will actully look at them) show that this is bunk. They want to hold up Barney Frank (a convenient gay male) as the boogieman responsible when in reality, Frank has been the only Congressperson, for decades, that has advocated for more money for renters rather than pushing for more home ownership. It's what the right wing noise machine feeds them however and there's nothing whatsoever you're gonna do about it. They will believe what they want to believe, regardless of the facts. All you can do is post the facts in the hope that others who are not so brainwashed by the right wing noise machine may be swayed. In all likelyhood, the wing-nut you are debating is beyond hope of reason.
Why reward people for bad behavior?
When a poster proves that he is not interested in discussing the issues, when he wants to talk about you and why you're an idiot, seriously...the discussion is over.
And when a poster begins his thoughts with cult of personality polotics you know damned well that he isn't remotely coversant about the facts and is merely mouthing the character assassinating drivel he's been listening to on hate TV or radio.
Some people cannot understand why AIR AMERICA died.
I can.
Its because the kinds of people who might agree with the issues that Air America's talking heads had, simply were not interested in the same kind of "let's character assassinate the other team kind of nonsense that is so welcome on right wing hate radio.
I'm not a freaking team player and I think that's rather common among the more liberal thinkers in this world.
We don't give a rat's ass about parties because we know that the parties are inherently corrupted by the system we have in place.
If we could stick to the issues and keep personality politics out of it, and if we could refrain from insulting those who disagree with us, we all might actually learn something.
But that's no fun for people who lack the horepower to actually understand (let along comment on) these very complex issues.