"Summarize" the preceding poster

[Torie]

I don 't know him very well, but what I do know, impresses me.  He is a very bright and mature young man who writes extremely well - indeed, shockingly well assuming English is not his first language. He is informed and generally seems to have pretty good judgment. But as his post above reflects, he is a rather harsh grader.  Perhaps he will become a tad more charitable with the passage of time. And by the way, Grumps has put up a considerable body of work on the US politics board, generally stuff about the dysfunctional antics of government, an institution that he trusts about as much as Weiner's honesty about his personal affairs.

[Torie]

Terrifically smart, but rather disengaged from the madding crowd and public square because he's probably saner than most of us, and a rather cool customer. I consider  myself considerably more emotional/passionate than he is, I guess.

In a word, The Mikado is a rather hard read for me, but no doubt, worth trying a bit harder. No pain, no gain.

[Torie]

As jealous of my money as he thinks I am of his virility.  I think that about sums up our "relationship."    

Oh, and he has trouble with authority figures.  Maybe with age, he will throw in the towel a bit more on that one.  Touts an ideology that some might find seems deliberately "hyperbolized."  I mean, can it really be real? Only the man behind the curtain really knows.

[Torie]

What I said before.

A Newbie who posts a lot, although in checking, most are not much longer than one sentence. That is all for the moment. No doubt someone has more to say, so feel free to pretend this post does not exist.