Favorite thing (anything at all) about the previous poster.

[Torie]

The gentleman winfield is invariably polite to the extent of my knowledge, no matter how searing the heat thrown his way. That is no small feat indeed. Most of us would tend to lash back and out.

The gentleman (and he truly is one), who so rudely butt ahead of me just now (), anvi, is at once a thoroughly decent human being, open minded, has a quick integrative mind, is fair, and curious - and erudite and smart to boot. Other than that he totally sucks.

[Torie]

Open-minded and driven towards self-improvement.

And you sir have an excellent judicial temperament. You have other virtues, but that is what stands out. Am I going to be interrupted yet again?

[Torie]

Anything have anything to do with climate issues. Snow in that sense may be the single most valuable poster around here in a given field. He knows a heck of a lot about the topic, and has the ability to elucidate well (i.e., educate), about which most of us are rather clueless, even if we don't admit it. In his realm, Snow is indeed the jewel in the crown. Now as to his views on the ideal highest marginal income tax rates ...

Or RogueBeaver is above. My bad. My favorite aspect about him is his good common sense, and calm temperament. That he tends to agree with me fairly frequently, is just the icing on the cake.

[Torie]

His honesty and political incorrectness. He's willing to take on the crowd without flinching. He's got guts.