Yer opinion of the following forumites

[Citizen James]

What is your opinion of the folloiwng forumnites? What's their biggest flaw? what do you like the most about them?

King
hughento
Alcon
PBrunsel      
dazzleman
John Dibble
Akno21
John Ford
Sam Spade
Joe Republic
JKF
ilikeverin
Emsworth
Ebowed
Bono
Harry
KEmperor
angus
MODU
Max Power
Flyers
TexasGurl
Tredrick
NAtion
Everett
Tredrick
NickSHepDem
htmldon
Peter Bell
Josh22
WalterMitty
Colin
Earl
M&C
Materjedi
Carlhayden
Berger

A18  Clearly unconstitutional.  I've never quite understood why some people here view him as some sort of wonderkind.  I mean, sure he's bright and all - and his knowledge of the constitution probably dwarfs your average teenager, but we've got plenty of other teens here who are as bright or moreso.  He could definitly benefit from a class in rhetorical skills.  With maturity he may yet grow into a very capable adult, it all depends on the choices he makes in real life.

Senator AlA fairly sensible chap.  Seems pretty knowledgable and well reasoned.

StatesRightsVery hard right, but at least consistant in his views.

Boss Tweed Bright guy.  Able to adjust his opinion when waranted by the fact (which, contrary to presidential politics, is a good thing).  Knowlegable and clearly capable of learning yet more.

Lewis Throndhiem  Another bright poster who's sig line is way too long.

Keystone PhilPA-13???  Run run, head for the hills.  Seriously though, even though I don't agree with his politics, and he occationally has a temper flare up (like most posters), but for the most part seems polite and well reasoned.

opebo  He's either a sick parody or a Larry Flint clone.   He can sometimes toss out little points that may have a grain of truth but be politically incorrect, but mostly he's just weird.

GabuAlong with Alcon, one of my favorite posters (or at least one of the ones I agree with the most).

Gustaf No objections.

Jake The opebo of the far right.  Unlike opebo, he's still young and may yet mature.

BRTD Rabid partisan.  Way too obsessed with strip clubs.

jfern Rabid partisan.  Not as obsessed with strip clubs.  Doesn't seem to understand when to let an arguement die and simply agree to disagree. (though I also enjoy I drew ths the comic in his current sigline.)

Supersoulty No objections

to be continued (maybe)

[Akno21]

I've got some time on my hands, so here we go:

A18 - Acts like an elitist, but it can be very funny to see him insult some of the dimmer bulbs on here.                     
Senator Al - Knows his stuff inside and out, I wish he were DNC chair. A bit too misunderstanding of the socially liberal aspects of the party however.

StatesRights - He's an interesting guy to talk to, but there are times I honestly think he is downright racist.

Boss Tweed - The guy most like me on here, most likely. While the "I invented Atlasia" rhetoric is old, I feel an odd connection with him as the two most infamous party chairman, both of which are young teenagers.

Lewis Throndhiem - A seriously humorous guy, a lot of it may go over my head, but he's still funny. When he gets serious, he knows what he's talking about too. Also genuinely nice.

Keystone Phil - I just wish he'd stop being an asshole to everyone who he deems unfit to respect, which is especially ironic considering some of his biggest pals on here (at least at one point), Naso and NixonNow.

opebo - A boring old record, he's outlived any possible purpose.                  
Gabu - He's one of the most effective debaters I've seen on here, I just wish he wasn't so moderate.

Gustaf - His posting heyday was before my time, so all I know is he was an inactive President and moderator.

Jake - He scares me in the same way StatesRights does, but he's definitly got a cool non-political side to him.

BRTD - He may go overboard with the polls and all, but he's not human trash, and has become demonized beyond belief.

jfern - Seems like a decent guy, but he needs to stop using DailyKos as a source. He seems naive about why people don't believe him.

Supersoulty - One of the most principled members on here.

King - No flaws here, a great guy to talk to, we've probably spent 10 hours disecting the free agent pool.

hughento - I've seen him make principled stands on important issues, and I would be honored to have him as my representive in real life.

Alcon - I kinda pity his job as moderator, he can't please everyone. He seems inwardly arrogant, but he's still a good guy.

PBrunsel - He's such a nice guy, it's painful for me to read his socially conservative postings expressing views I personally find unfathomable. Thanks for taking over 2032       

dazzleman - He's paranoid about a liberal takeover. But I definitly enjoy reading his posts, especially because he can be socially conservative without being a stuck-up jerk about it.  

John Dibble - It's cool that he has a saying everyone knows him for ("Smoking is healthier than fascism"). I wish I had that.

Akno21 - Obnoxious, ignorant little kid.  

John Ford - A very intelligent poster, he can definitly shoot down some stupid comment, but I don't think of him as arrogant for it.

Sam Spade - Smart guy, wish he was a liberal, he'd be a good politician.

Joe Republic - Funny and good guy, who doesn't let politics consume him, even as President. Definitly a pragmatist.

JKF - Was a great President. (In Atlasia, and in RL)

ilikeverin - Funny and completely nice guy, it was hard to see him forced into the dullness of the SoFA job, a one job where total competency and law understanding is neccessary.

Emsworth - I'm blown away by his knowledge, but sometimes he seems almost too bookish for me.

Ebowed - Unfairly demonized by certain people, his competitiveness in Atlasia has always been fun to watch.

Bono - I used to talk to him more, he's very socially conservative, even if he's socially libertarian. Posts too many articles.

Harry - I'm sorry if I offended him with my FEC antics, I was aiming to piss off Preston, not Harry. A good guy, I wish he could have been President, his losses certainly weren't for a lack of trying. One of my best friends in Atlasian politics, I haven't talked to him in a while.

KEmperor - His dry, sarcastic humor is just as good as any humor on here.

angus - I don't really know him well, but he's one of the funniest posters on here, along with one of the most insightful.

MODU - I don't really know him too well.

Max Power - A truly good guy, he's very funny. I have a high opinion of him.

Flyers - One of my best friends on here, I'll be bound to him in Atlasian history forever. Sometimes he gets carried away, but he brings a good view to the table and is interesting to talk to. Plus, PA-13 can never be topped.

TexasGurl - When I was more involved in Atlasia, her unpredictablitly irked me, since I was usally in a chairman position of some type relying on her. She wasn't the easiest candidate to be involved in the campaign of.  

Tredrick - Knows his sports, is conservative but like Dazzleman, not a dick about it. Being a teacher brings a good perspective.

NAtion - Don't know him too well. Seems like a good guy.

Everett - For some reason, I don't like her too much. Nothing personal, as I can't even put my finger on the reason. Never done anything to get me riled up seriously.

NickSHepDem - Very knowledgeable on Maryland politics, I look forward to reading what he has to say on the 2006 elections here.

htmldon - He's got to be the oldest 24 year old on here. He just strikes me as an agitated old man, angry at the new generation for being too loud. Too partisan for my tastes as well, though I admire his socially liberal stances, especially against all the confederate nonsense.

Peter Bell - Hmm. I've gone in and out of his inner circle, he's a very manipulative person, but that takes a certain degree of smarts, and I admire how he runs whatever he chooses to run.

Josh22 - He just doesn't know what he's talking about a lot of the time, and I really hope he never accused Kerry of flip-flopping, for his own sake.

WalterMitty - Not as bad as some make him out to be, brings a good perspective to the discussion.

Colin - I strongly resented him at first, feeling he just came in and cozied up to every establishment figure he could find, and then become arrogant once he got the power. I still have that feeling to a degree, but respect what he's accomplished and how he carries himself.

Earl - Great guy, not afraid to take a stand.

M&C - Another libertarian who is a perfectly sane human being.

Materjedi - I felt no anger losing to him. He's socially conservative, but isn't too outward about it. Reads a lot. I feel his pain about the terrible NFL season

Carlhayden - Never struck me as the nicest guy in the world, but knows what he's talking about.

Berger - Funny, yet knowledgeable. He's not an asshole by any means, and if he's posted somewhere, it's usually worth reading.

Phew.

[J-Mann]

Ill make a list yet!

Ha!  You and me both, pal!

[The Duke]

A18- Incredibly arrogant, probably never worked a day in his life.  Obviously smart, but sort of like Ann Coulter in the sense that his attitude detracts from his arguments.

Senator Al- One of the smartest guys here, and one of the least partisan.

StatesRights- He's great.  He works hard and is funny as can be when he wants to be.  A lot of people give him a hard time for being so southern, but there's nothing wrong with being proud of your region any more than there's something wrong with being proud of your country.

Boss Tweed- He could grow up to be the next great political strategist.  He knows more in the way of cunning than a 15 year old should be allowed to know.

Lewis Throndhiem- Too ideological, too socialistic, too peacenik, too much of that Berlin young person nuclear freeze ideology from the '80s.  A good guy, and knows a lot about stuff, but I honestly can't think of the last time we agreed on something.

Keystone Phil- Good guy, introduced me to teamspeak and all.  Needs to like Rick less and Arlen more.

Opebo- He's funny as hell, but I'm glad he spends his time in Thailand and not my town.

Gabu- He should have a green avatar, as he is the classic definition of a person who gets the facts before making up their mind.

Gustaf- He's not around much any more, and that's a shame.  He was one of the great all time posters when he was super active, and he gave me my first fantasy government job.  That worked out alright.

Jake- I like Jake, even though I said he was the most likely to go to jail.  He does have some neo-fascist tendencies, but alright.

BRTD- A 15 year old trapped in a college kid's body.
  
Jfern- Next.

Supersoulty- Obviously, I have a high opinion of this person.  He was the first person to greet me to the Forum, actually, a sign of things to come.

King- King's a good guy.

Hughento- Hugh is a good guy and a terrible constituent LOL.  See, I like it when my constituents don't have original ideas and just do whatever I say.  This guy keeps coming up with more ideas than anyone else, and its getting annoying.

Alcon- Solid kid.  He'll be a good suburban Republican one day.
 
PBrunsel- He'll make the best next-door neighbor of anyone here.  He'll throw the best barbecues and always return your tools when he borrows them.  Mr. All American.

Dazzleman- Its good he posts here more, he was a pretty occasional guy for a while there, now he's here pretty often and I'm glad.

John Dibble- Best libertarian poster.  Probably has the most consistent ideology of anyone here, and he has had that same (perfect) sig since he got here I think.

Akno21- Pretty good for a liberal .  He always voted for my stuff when I was Secretary of Defense, so I have no complaints about that.

Sam Spade- Don't know why he's a Democrat, but anyway.  Great Senator, great poster.  He better not catch me in NFL Pick-a-Winner.  That would suck.

Joe Republic- He's funny as hell.  He should bring the mustard man back, that was a great signature.  He needs to vote for Ken Blackwell, but he won't.

JKF- Our best Atlas President, and if I'm ever in legal trouble in England, this guy will be my barrister.  I remember once I had a quote from The Aeneid in my sig, and he asked me if I was reading it in the original Latin like he had.  That was when I decided Europe has better schools period.

Ilikeverin- Too young to know any better, but at least he's friendly about everything.  He might be a bit too happy actually, sometimes its important to get mad at stuff.

Emsworth- Should be on the Supreme Court one day, but he never will be for the same reason Richard Posner never will be: He's too smart.

Ebowed- I didn't used o like this guy, then I realized he was often just kidding when he said the things that annoyed me.  He was great in TS last night, but I don't think AmAnDa thought so.

Bono- Obviously has views very different from mine, but he's no dummy.  His knowledge of English is maybe the best of all the ESL posters, again proving that Europe has better schools.

Harry- He's getting kind of weird, actually.  He was one of the best candidates in Atlas history, seeming to snatch away victory from the jaws of defeat every time.

KEmperor- Solid guy, very Ayn Randish, but there are worse things a person can be than that.

Angus- Funny as hell, every post is a gem.

MODU- Should be blue, not green.

Max Power- Should have known better than to bash Arnold, I like this kid a lot less now.

Flyers- Next.

TexasGurl- I appreciate her staunch anti-partisan approach to the Fantasy boards, though sometimes she has sigs that are a little low brow, sort of t-shirt logic.  She's pretty good with logic in her posts, though.

Tredrick- Good guy, knows the Navy well.  Shouldn't defend NCLB, though.

Nation- A good guy, but we're very different people.  He' much more the four sheets to the wind guy than I'll ever be.  He'll probably grow up to be just like dazzleman.

Everett- Good kid.  Shouldn't wear a red avatar (Though red usually looks great on women).  Should move back to CA for Fantasy politics.

NickShepDem- I appreciate that he asks my opinion about things.  He's too big a Hackett fan, and I think he spends too much time on lefty blogs, though I can't confirm that, it's just a feeling I get.

Htmldon- High opinion of this poster.  He's too much of a Bush supporter, but at the same time its nice to have people who never forget what team they're playing for.

Peter Bell- Considering that we're not that far apart ideologically, we're awfully far apart ideologically, aren't we?  Which is strange.  Smart kid though.

Josh22- I can't make up my mind about this poster.

WalterMitty- Cold War a fantasy?  Jane Swift better than Mitt Romney?  A hard guy to figure out, but always an interesting read.  He needs use capital letters though.  If he does that, he'll be a true freedom fighter.

ColinW- Too bad he's never around any more, he's a good kid and I hope everything at home works out.

Earl- Don't have as good a feel for him as I'd like, so I won't say anything really except that I've got no reason not to like him.

M&C- Too doctrinaire.

Materjedi- Good guy, solid Senator.  But a fence?  Ugh.  In a few days the rest of you will know what that refers to.

Carlhayden- Like Sam, I don't know why he's a Democrat.

Berger-   No one wills say much about Andrew, because he got listed last and we're all typed out.  So I'll talk extra about him.  I always thought he was one of the best Atlas politicians and he never got credit for it because he ran in such long shot races.  Strong willed to keep the faith for Weld in NY (Weld would be a great Governor, much better than Spitzer), and its gotta suck to watch the party collapse around you out on Long Island.  He should post more again, and get back in the Fantasy game even if he's just a voter.

[afleitch]

Ill make a list yet!

Ha!  You and me both, pal!

Make that a trio!

[WalterMitty]

A18:  one of our smartest members.  i love his insults.  they literally make me laugh out loud.
                     
Senator Al:  has a great knowledge of election and demographic data.  i picture him being a professor someday.

StatesRights:  nice enough guy.  but his love of racist polticians is a bit repulsive.

Boss Tweed:  smart kid.  remember when we all thought he was 38?

Lewis Throndhiem:  one of my favorite posters.  smart, laid back guy.  a hipster in every sense of the word.  like al, he must spend a lot of time studying election and demographic data.


Keystone Phil:  i like phil, but it is impossible to kid around with him.  he is way too uptight.

opebo:  his posts are good for several laughs a day.
                   
Gabu:  he has always been nice to me.

Gustaf:  he is a conservative in the land of socialists.

Jake:  a little on the authoritarian side.

BRTD:  i dont understand him.  he has a good knowledge of domestic and foreign politics, yet he mainly talks about really stupid topics.

jfern:  a bitter individual, but not a bad guy.

Supersoulty:  he seems so sad and depressed.

King:  a huge baseball fan.

hughento:  a nice laid back guy.  if australia had a gabu, itd be hughento.

Alcon:  a very smart kid.

PBrunsel:  nice kid who is taller than we all assumed.
     
dazzleman:  a really great guy.

John Dibble:  i dont really know him that well

Akno21: not familiar with him

John Ford: a keynesian.

Sam Spade:  a republican who has a good knowledge of politics.

Joe Republic:  was probably a hall monitor in school.

JKF: dont know

ilikeverin:  too outgoing for his own good, as he would admit.

Emsworth:  dont know too well.  im not into all of those legal arguments.

Ebowed. an odd sort of democrat.

Bono:  his love of guns is a tad...scary at times. 

Harry:  i used to have a high opinion of harry but he has gone off the deep end since going to college.

KEmperor:  a freedom fighter

angus:  great guy.  we need more republicans like angus.

MODU:  a nice man. 

Max Power:  i still dont know what emo is...

Flyers:  a good guy.  he just tries a little too hard with the ladies.

TexasGurl: not as liberal as she puts on (at least i dont think so)

Tredrick:  a carolina hurricane fan has to be a good guy.

NAtion:  the only 'pretty boy' id ever hang out with.

Everett:  is she alcon;s buddy?


NickSHepDem:  one of my favorites. 

htmldon:  good person.  im glad he stands up for homosexual rights and civil rights.

Peter Bell:  dont know.

Josh22:  really lol funny.

WalterMitty: 

Colin:  dont know

Earl:  dont know

M&C:  a decent person

Materjedi:  dont know.

Carlhayden:  i really believe he has outgrown the democrat party.  he seems to have an insiders knowledge of politics, however.

Berger:  freedom fighter.

[Joe Republic]

Joe Republic:  was probably a hall monitor in school.

Nope, that would have been a scary thought (preposition).  I would have been more worried about gross offences against fashion than about bullying or tardiness, or any of that crap (preposition).

[ilikeverin]

ilikeverin - Less liberal than he gets credit for.  Definitely some of the worst political beliefs I have ever seen; authoritarian on drugs, guns, and prostitution, but liberal on abortion?  Makes absolutely no sense to me.  It's also funny that he is morally opposed to extra-marital sex but supports abortion... WTF?

Shhhhhhhhhh... the fact that I have political beliefs at all is a closely held secret

FWIW I find libertarianism to be 'WTF?' worthy as well, especially because so many nice people are libertarians

[Peter]

Peter Bell - Hmm. I've gone in and out of his inner circle, he's a very manipulative person, but that takes a certain degree of smarts, and I admire how he runs whatever he chooses to run.

I'd like to point out that whilst everything in there is true, I'm never actually manipulative for the sake of it. Getting a good ends for the country is all that really matters to me as I'm not particularly partisan.

Getting the job done, and well, is very important to me, and if that means I have to ride roughshod over people I don't like, then I often will without a second thought. Personally, I always liked you, so if I ever had to ride over you, a part of me hurt for you.

I've gone a long way in Atlas politics not because I'm particularly popular (in most of the approval polls done, I've always ended up somewhere midfield) but because I'm respected as an operator.

Peter Bell- Considering that we're not that far apart ideologically, we're awfully far apart ideologically, aren't we?  Which is strange.  Smart kid though.

It is strange, but then not. I can certainly identify with the foreign policy ideals of your new Reindeer party or whatever its called, and if we were to sit down on economic issues I suspect that we aren't too far apart except that I'm probably more hawkish on deficits. The ultimate divider is social issues, and of course this has always caused me to align with democrats more often than not.

[Moooooo]

NickShepDem- I appreciate that he asks my opinion about things.  He's too big a Hackett fan, and I think he spends too much time on lefty blogs, though I can't confirm that, it's just a feeling I get.

Guilty, but I find the more time I spend at certain blogs, the further I move to the right.  Go figure. 

[Platypus]

thanks for all the nice stuff people have said

I suppose i'd better update my list.

BTW, Ebowed. For not listing me, you DIE.

[ilikeverin]

A18- pompous +: smart -: annoying (in a different manner from me, obviously )
Senator Al- the Stephen Hawking of politics +: pleasant -:
StatesRights- Southern redneck +: enquired about astrology -: crazy politics
Boss Tweed- has been around since forever +: has been around since forever -: constantly talks about how he's been around since forever
Lewis Throndhiem- sap +: loves kitties -: doesn't love puppies
Keystone Phil- hugh's enemy +: -: hugh's enemy
opebo- big-time prude +: likes Asians? -: obvious
Gabu- sap +: great sense of humor, sap -:
Gustaf- awesome Swede +: Hot Asian Girl -: stole Hot Asian Girl from me
Jake- interesting person +: somewhat anti-libertarian -: doesn't like me
BRTD- loves lap dances too much +: -: extreme amounts of sex before marriage
jfern- makes all liberals look scary +: -: makes all liberals look scary
Supersoulty- nice moderate conservative (or whatever he is ) +: pleasant person, some anti-libertarian positions -: neoconservative foreign policy
King- King is King +: generally kind -: I am the real King!
hughento- +: he's hugh, what more can you say? -: smoking
Alcon- born the day after my best friend, woot! +: good moderator -: libertarian
PBrunsel- my political mirror +: one of the nicest members of this forum -: every single political position he has
dazzleman- sage-like suburb-defender +: dislikes BRTD -: stereotypes liberals too much
John Dibble- most sane Libertarian (not that that's saying much) +: introduced me to the Sword of Truth series (good for the non-libertarian-indoctrination parts), most sane Libertarian -: introduced me to the Sword of Truth series (the libertarian indoctronation parts), libertarian
Akno21- the first regular poster who is younger than me +: good politics -:
John Ford- anti-libertarian smart hawk +: anti-libertarian -: hawk
Sam Spade- +: -: The way things are going I'm going to be 2 by Christmas
Joe Republic- generally benevolent President +: generally benevolent -: annoyingly atheistic
JKF-
ilikeverin- annoying miscreant +: perfect -: horrible person
Emsworth- robot +: nice in his own special way -: lack of discernable emotions
Ebowed- Southerner +: occasionally argues in my favor -: mostly hates me
Bono- paleolibertarian Presbytarian +: fun to talk with -: paleolibertarian Presbytarian
Harry- goes to the wrong MSU +: plays the tuba! -: too preoccupied with sex
KEmperor- libertarian, but not obnoxiously so +: generally fair when I talk with him -: libertarian
angus- he's angus! +: Louis -: has not released more pictures of Louis
MODU- nice intelligent poster who I never talk to +: nice, intelligent -: seems to have some suspect political stuff
Max Power- former AMRLP dude +: disco music -: something is nagging at my conscious right now, but I can't remember what
Flyers- don't talk to him that much +: political positions, I suppose -: too preoccupied with sex
TexasGurl- new mother yay! +: some political positions -: not enough baby pictures
Tredrick- happy dog owner +: public school teacher, lucky -: some positions
Nation- crazily moderate O_O +: nice, I suppose -: boozin' and gamblin'
Everett- *hughughughughughughug* + -: strange persona changes :S
Tredrick- on here twice +: on here twice -: on here twice
NickSHepDem- I don't really know him that well +: I don't really know him that well -: I don't really know him that well
htmldon- nice Republican, if a bit too rabid +: has always been nice to me, awesome computer graphics -: rabidly partisan
Peter Bell- gay Brit who likes commitment +: commitment liking, positions similar to mine, though a good deal more moderate than me on lots.  nice too.  I don't know why people think he's so manipulative (bad sign ) -:
Josh22- yeah.  he's josh.  +: someday I will sway him to my ideology -: has been swayed by libertarians
WalterMitty- commitment-liking moderate republican +: commitment liking-moderate -: takes Massachusetts liking too far
Colin- he's pretty nice, I suppose +: fine -: not too many dealings with him
Earl- he's Canadian, eh? +: good positions, cute dog -: I dunno, nothing in particular
M&C- PREMARITAL SEX +: nice -: PREMARITAL SEX, libertarianism
Materjedi- yet another sap +: sap -: conservative (but +: sappy conservative )
Carlhayden- not a Democrat +: uh? -: says he's a Democrat when he's not
Berger- we used to talk more than we do now +: he was nice when we did talk more -: we dont' talk that much anymore

Perhaps some other time I'll write more comprehensive things about each person

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

A18 - PD with a bigger vocabularly and more Constitutional knowledge

Senator Al - good guy who knows lots of interesting statistics and data, and has overall good views on the issues, even if he is a bit too moralistic.

StatesRights - Really really whacked out views

Boss Tweed - a good and smart kid for the most part, he's just WAY too pessimistic

Lewis Throndhiem - Really really smart guy with a ton of personal insight and great politics

Keystone Phil - Extremely prudish, extremely uptight and has serious problems with getting along with people who are the slightest bit different from him. Probably the person on the forum I would get along with least in real life.

opebo - Has a few whacked out views, but for the most part he has the right idea about the prudishness of society, and he's HILARIOUS!

Gabu - a nice guy, but way too centrist to the point where he doesn't really take stances on the issues

Gustaf - Kind of like Gabu, also I kind of suspect he's a distant cousin of mine

Jake - Fascist and horrible person

BRTD - The best poster!

jfern - A bit too rabid in partisanship, but usually right and a great guy

Supersoulty - Too partisan, prudish, and has a bit of a ridiculous persecution complex

King - He's an OK guy, but I have no clue why he seems to usually support Republicans

hughento - He's also a good guy, but see the comment about Gabu, although this appears to not be the case in Australian politics

Alcon - A terrible mod, OK as a poster though. Although his political compass scores are really out of whack

PBrunsel - For someone as conservative as him, he's a pretty good guy. He's nice and has lots of interesting historical knowledge.
 
dazzleman - An extremely narrow minded person who can't think in anything but mass generalizations, is under some rather insane and almost humorous delusions, and is rather obsessed about something that quit being a threat more than 20 years ago

John Dibble - His party sucks. But he's much more sensible and reasonable than his party.

Akno21 - Good kid, smart with good politics

John Ford - Mostly has horrible politics outside of some economic issues, but I do like his Bush bashing at times, just because it's so much fun to see Republicans eat their own.

Sam Spade - Much better after the avatar color change. He has good insight and a good attitude.

Joe Republic - He gets annoyed too easily, and needs to quit being too secretive about his politics. But is better than almost all right wing posters.

JKF - Haven't interacted with him much lately.

ilikeverin - Good kid, but needs to outgrow his prudish views and realize that Minneapolis own the suburbs

Emsworth - He's smart no doubt, but is waaaaaaaay too far right on economics and Constitutional issues.

Ebowed - Really great guy who I agree with a lot and can even stand on issues I don't much, such as abortion.

Bono - Obviously I find a lot of his views wacky, but he is a great guy to talk to.

Harry - Simply being a liberal in Mississippi makes him awesome

KEmperor - A guy it seems I shouldn't disagree with on almost everything, but I usually do (well except strip club regulation)

angus - Great and funny posts, but needs to cut down the filler.

MODU - Should have a blue avatar, although he's much more tolerable than most with them.

Max Power - People who aren't funny shouldn't try to be

Flyers - Great guy with awesome views on the issue, and outlook on life.

TexasGurl - In theory I'd agree with her overall politics, but her views tend to be rather strange and idiosyncratic. Still a good woman, and definately hot.

Tredrick - Sometimes puts funny stuff in his sig, but is too partisan.

Nation - He's too conservative on many issues, but I bet we would have a great time together in real life.

Everett - Is prone to big swings, but largely is annoying, and seems to have a huge grudge against me for no reason.

NickSHepDem - He's the type of guy our party needs a lot more of, moderate, yet very partisan and committed.

htmldon - His personality cult worship for Bush is right out of Maoist China

Peter Bell - Smart, but I AM NOT A TROLL

Josh22 - Unintentionally hilarious, and one day he'll agree with me on everything! Even if only for one day.

WalterMitty - Much more tolerable than most Republicans, if it wasn't for his bizarre hatred of unions.

Colin - Mostly bad views, but his comments on Preston are funny

Earl - Despite some rather odd views, a great guy

M&C - Don't agree with his politics, but would be great to hang out with in real life.

Masterjedi - I think he's actually the poster with the most contrived views on the forum

Carlhayden - He's a Republican

Berger - Too mean to liberals, but his comments on Naso are absolutely hilarious.

[Emsworth]

I really out to engage the strict-constructionists/originalists a little more often on the Constitutional stuff, unfortunately I don't have the stamina to go round for round for the week that would be necessary to win.

Hmm, it will probably take much more than a week for either side to capitulate. But there is an ongoing thread about Griswold if you would like to start now.

[TeePee4Prez]

A18- Clueless rich kid who has never worked a day in his life.  Brilliant in the academic/Constitutional sense though.         
Senator Al-  My dad's clone.  Would fit in well in coal/steel country PA
StatesRights-  Intelligent guy, good to talk to, but some views borderline
Boss Tweed-  A pessimistic Democrat
Lewis Throndhiem-  Sound liberal
Keystone Phil-  Has excellent local political knowledge and know what he's talking about, but is rabidly partisan and calls a lot of people either hacks or trash.  Can be very abrasive.
opebo-  I agree that the religious right is getting too politically powerful and the FCC prudery is getting ridiculous, but we disagree on sex with prepubescent children and some ouright ridiculous views.                   
Gabu-  Sometimes too moderate and needs to stand for something.
Gustaf-  Haven't seen him in a while.
Jake-  Obnoxious and authoritarian.
BRTD-  Good knowledge on national and foreign issues, but can be a little far fetched with strip clubs and Communism
jfern-  I love how he makes fun of Republicans, but rides moderate Dems a little too hard.  We don't agree on Joe Biden.
Supersoulty-  I used to loathe him, but he is articulate and I understand many of his views.  We have an awful lot of similarities with regards to economic views and sadly how horrible we are with the opposite sex.  A little too much of a nice guy.
King-  Interesting views for a Republican
hughento-  Loves how he goes after Phil
Alcon-  A nice kid and has a tough job here.  However, he overprosecuted GGW and sometimes sides with Phil over me.
PBrunsel-  Sometimes a little too judgmental and prudish, but overall a nice kid.      
dazzleman-  We don't agree on a lot, but he is udnerstanding of other viewpoints.  
John Dibble-  not enough to really know
Akno21-  One of my best friends on here.
John Ford-  Sometimes likes to attack me personally, but not as partisan as once thought.  A Keynesian like me, but very hawkish.
Sam Spade-  Why is he a Democrat?
Joe Republic-  Non-partisan and funny, but what are his convictions exactly?
JKF-  Havent seen much of lately
ilikeverin-  Knows a lot for 14, but too many smileys
Emsworth-  Glad he changed his avatar, but I agree with him socially.  Very academic.
Ebowed-  Interseting views for a Democrat, but we agree on media regulation
Bono-  Agree on civil liberties, not nothing else.  A bit disinterested in American politics
Harry-  Freedom fighter.  How does he keep his views in such a hostile area I'll never know.
KEmperor-  Good on Constitutional knowledge, but a bit hostile towards me personally back in the day.
angus-  I guess age makes you more conservative, btu still funny and articulate
MODU-  Independent who I think should be a Republican
Max Power-  Funny for a young guy.
Flyers-  BRILLIANT!
TexasGurl-  I really don't know where her convictions lie or is she just trying to play nice with the other side.  Not fun to deal with in Fantasy Poltics.
Tredrick-  Glad to see a hockey fan in NC
NAtion-  Smart guy.  Could teach me a thing or two with women, but then again I don't look like him.
Everett-  Never rubbed me the right way and quick to call me something, but I am slowly getting a better understanding of her.
NickSHepDem-  Has excellent knowledge of MD and national politics.  
htmldon-  A rabid partisan, but good guy.  Has many non-Republican views and anti-Confederate.  Gives Phil a lot of deserved sh**t on Santorum.
Peter Bell-  don't know much about
Josh22-  A more nutty clone of my dad
WalterMitty-  Not a fan of his views on unions, workers rightsor Cabot Lodge, but we agree on social views and Jane Swift is one of my favorites GOPers (and she's cute as well).
Colin-  Bit obnoxious and likes that bitch Melissa Mart, but overall pretty good to talk to.
Earl-  We talk more about hockey than politics.
M&C-  Kinda a Bono Republican, but we have many of the same social views
Materjedi-  Huge Keystone Phil fan, I'm not!
Carlhayden-  Hard to follow sometimes
Berger-  Loves to nail me for everything

[Ebowed]

Sorry Hugh, I think I accidentally skipped a couple names while compiling the list.

[YRABNNRM]

Berger-  Loves to nail me for everything

Everything I say is in perfect fun man, I apologize if I ever offended you.

Thanks to everyone that took the time to get down to my name at the bottom of the list and thanks for the nice comments. You guys don't know how much I appreciate that.

I would fill this out but every answer would probably be something like "good guy, agree with him alot" or "good guy but we don't share many of the same views" because there's no one here that I actually dislike. You guys are all pretty good guys and have good sense of humor.

[Keystone Phil]

Keystone Phil - Takes things far too seriously ("married to NixonNow" was obviously an exaggeration, how can anyone not see that?), also seems to hold a double standard in defending certain people no matter what they do while blasting others; I should probably prepare to get yelled at now.

I defend people like NixonNow and Mike Naso from unfair attacks but I have told them to grow up on many occassions.

[Peter]

A18 - Has much knowledge, but the wisdom that one needs to use the knowledge isn't all there yet; Age and maturity should sort that out. Biggest flaw? Originalism. Most like? Hard hitting wit.

Senator Al - Lots of electoral/demographic knowledge, probably more than anybody I will ever meet. Whilst not too partisan in US terms, is very partisan in UK terms, but he never lets it cloud his judgement. Biggest flaw?  Too quick to say judicial activism. Most like? Go to guy.

StatesRights - Whilst most people seem to like him in querky ways, I'll be quite honest and say that I hate him, though he is probably a responsible family man. Biggest flaw? Homophobe/Confederate. Most like? hmmm, consistency?

Boss Tweed - I do admire his Machiavellianism to a degree, but you can't flaunt it like he does and expect not to get stabbed in the back after a little while. However, age is on his side still, so he should come out alright. Biggest flaw? see above. Most like? Posting style is kinda rugged, which is a bit of a turn-on.

Lewis Trondhiem - Good guy on the whole, but he is an unabashed socialist, so what do you expect me to say? Like Al, has a lot of electoral knowledge, though I often wonder what exactly he does with his life given that he's like 28 and seems to be on here a lot. Biggest flaw? I give up doing these things up at the end, its too hard trying to single things out.

Keystone Phil - Whilst politically very knowledgable, he can be can behave like an attack dog very well, and often will cut your hand off when you ask a question and he gets the wrong end of it.

opebo - HAHA. Where to start; He's clearly making all of it up, which actually makes it even more funny when people go "Is he for real?"

Gabu - Lacking in any actual positions; Whilst listening to all sides is admirable, some circumstances require utter decisiveness and ruthlessness, qualities which I'm afraid I think he lacks.

Gustaf - Used to talk to him a lot on MSN, I get the impression that his girlfriend keeps him occupied a lot these days. Nice guy, though I remember few of his actual positions.

Jake - Like Opebo, he's clearly making half of it up. I often wonder if IRL he isn't too far from me politically as I just occassionally am able to pickup the vibes of his true positions. He has the added bonus of being quite good looking. We should meet up .

BRTD - Obsessed with strip clubs and sex and communist guerillas and etc. His continued posting on these topics after being asked countless times not to, qualifies as trolling IMO.

jfern - the very definition of a partisan hack. He can be quite nice to those on his side however. If he used the arguments of his party's intellectuals more, he would actually gain a lot more credibility.

Supersoulty - I'm not too keen on Supersoulty: He has always struck me as always having something to whine about, though perhaps life really has dealt to him rawly. Who knows. He's come up with some genuinely bizarre ideas at times, and every so often one or two actually work, which is even more bizarre.

King - Often types without engaging his brain first of all, which has earnt him the moniker of being an assclown from myself. Politically we aren't too dissimilar

hughento - A member of the brotherhood, but one I am often wanting to disown because his fiercely nationalistic attitude can be highly abrasive sometimes.

Alcon - Nice guy and surprisingly tolerant of my occassional rants on AIM. I also quite like his cat named Stubbs, who I am hoping to adopt.

PBrunsel - Ever the model of a gentleman, and for that he does deserve some respect, because keeping a head that is almost always that level is not easy. Whilst he is quite consistent in his views, he is open to persuasion when you catch him in the right mood.

dazzleman - He is a reasonable poster, though I have little contact with him; However, I sometimes find he is too quick to fall back on "textbook" conservatism rather than feel his own way.

John Dibble - He's a libertarian and has that smoking/fascism sig thing going on. Sorry Dibble, thats about all I know about you.

Akno21 - Personally I like Akno, even after everything that happened in fantasy. He's a good operator and get things done, though I suspect his primary motivation is partisan. Will go far, though for some reason, I suspect it won't be in politics.

John Ford - Lots of foreign policy knowledge, and for the most part has the wisdom to use it well. A bit too quick to sacrifice liberty for security IMO, but on the whole lots of thoughtful positions as opposed to textbook positions.

Sam Spade - I get the feeling he's a closeted homophobe, and very ashamed that he is one, which is quite odd to say the least. Country above party almost always, and more interested in a party of government than one of ideological folly, which is commendable.

Joe Republic - One of my closest allies on the forum ever since his arrival back in January. I trust his judgement even though sometimes his positions seems slightly inconsistent to me. Hopefully he stays the course in fantasy and is able to get at least some reform done.

JFK - fellow Brit and we have very similar backgrounds I believe. Always good for a laugh or a chat. Hopefully we can meet for real at some point.

ilikeverin - Very happy poster. Needs to post more substance since when he does try to make serious, substantive points, he often gets ignored, which is sad.

Emsworth - There was a day you couldn't put an ideological hair between us. To borrow from Star Wars: The boy I trained, gone he is. Consumed by Blue Emsworth. I have failed you. I have failed you.

Ebowed - Amusing, if incredibly lacking in actual morals beyond his pro-life positions. Has a highly addictive personality which causes him to get too wrapped up in things; Hopefully he is able to get over that to a degree and know when to let go.

Bono - Paranoid hatred of the state, and likes to find lots of articles about it to. The reason I blocked you was because your continual posting of articles and/or philosophy that I despised studying as a student of it became painful. I didn't have it in me to ask/tell you to stop, which is actually quite cowardly of me. Oh well.

Harry - I destroyed him only twice in fantasy politics, but every so often he would go off on a rant about one of those times and cause those events to destroy him again, which I personally found quite bizarre, if amusing. Needs to learn to let go.

KEmperor - He is a very coy schemer, which means you have to be very careful with him at all times. Nonetheless, his ability to wind Naso and Phil up in TS is the stuff of legend.

angus - Sorry, I know nothing about you angus. I think you have a child.

MODU - The conservative leaning independent who gets Miss Roman Catholic's back up. I don't know much about him, but he seems to be a reasonable poster

[Peter]

Max Power - a sort of libertarian, but with a Red avatar. That one always strikes me as quite odd. Don't really follow your posts that much otherwise, sorry, Casey.

Flyers - He shouldn't drive after having drunk, no matter how little. He could do with a bit more personal responsibility added to his mix and he wouldn't get so ripped to shreds as he occassionally does, like with that mad abortion position that he has since recanted.

TexasGurl - A genuinely nice woman; Honour is important to her I think. She has no particular loyalties to anyone, which makes her difficult to predict. FWIW, I regret having put the knife in last year.

Tredrick - Sorry, I really know little about you Tredrick.

NAtion - Doesn't really post too much anymore I don't think. His positions have moved a bit since his more active days I think, though his posts continue to combine wit with some thoughtfulness.

Everett - Friend of Alcons; nice girl. Fellow maths teacher wannabe. Can't say I agree with all her politics, but she's fun to chat to on AIM.

Tredrick - Still don't know anything about this poster, sorry.

NickSHepDem - I don't really follow Nick's posts these days, but his vote for NixonNow that got editted was hilarity itself.

htmldon - A nice guy, evenly if fiercely partisan. His partisanship unfortunately means that he has sacrificed his ideology for his party sometimes. His ideology is however, quite palatable to me, which is strange for a pro-life Republican.

Peter Bell - In need of sleep. One last push.

Josh22 - Sad case, I think. Easily manipulated into whatever you might want him to do. Needs to work out a strong sense of personal identity before anything else I think.

WalterMitty - Sorry, don't know you really.

Colin - I would go so far as to say he is my greatest political ally on the forum, despite the fact that we hark from starkly different political ideologies. I hope everything is going well for him and that he returns soon. This in part stems from the fact that he's the first Republican on here that I really got to like; He also turned me around on a number of things, such as my belief that all Republicans don't like gay rights.

Earl - like Keystone, he can be a bit abrasive at times, but he seems to have the best intentions at heart. Needs to accept the existence of the political centre and be prepared to work with those in it. The left can't win on its own.

Materjedi - Initially I didn't like him basically because of his incredibly inactive SecTreas period; I resented the fact that when asked to resign, he acted like he had done nothing wrong. More recently I've come to like him, albeit begrudgingly.

Carlhayden - Know little about you, sorry Carl.

Berger - Andy's politics are somewhat strange for a Republican, but all in all , his positions are well thought through. He has an undeniable wit about him and his gift of the gab will make him popular whereever he needs to be. Good looking too.

That ladies and gentleman, is a brief walk through the Atlas Forum.

[Keystone Phil]

A few points addressing the mostly uninformed opinions towards me:

1) Flyers, you want to call me rabidly partisan. Ok. Prove it to me once and for all. Show how I am a partisan hack.

2) Those who say I need to lighten up and take things way too seriously ought to spend a night in Teamspeak or talk to me off the forum. I am not as uptight as you think and guess what? I can even make fun of myself from time to time! I think if you ask John Ford how I was last night in Teamspeak, he'd tell you that I'm not some serious robotic asshole since I spent most of the time laughing.

3) Those who say I am a hypocrite need to back that point up, too.

[John Dibble]

A few points addressing the mostly uninformed opinions towards me:

1) Flyers, you want to call me rabidly partisan. Ok. Prove it to me once and for all. Show how I am a partisan hack.

2) Those who say I need to lighten up and take things way too seriously ought to spend a night in Teamspeak or talk to me off the forum. I am not as uptight as you think and guess what? I can even make fun of myself from time to time! I think if you ask John Ford how I was last night in Teamspeak, he'd tell you that I'm not some serious robotic asshole since I spent most of the time laughing.

3) Those who say I am a hypocrite need to back that point up, too.

It's just an opinion thread, lighten up, don't take it so seriously.

[Keystone Phil]

A few points addressing the mostly uninformed opinions towards me:

1) Flyers, you want to call me rabidly partisan. Ok. Prove it to me once and for all. Show how I am a partisan hack.

2) Those who say I need to lighten up and take things way too seriously ought to spend a night in Teamspeak or talk to me off the forum. I am not as uptight as you think and guess what? I can even make fun of myself from time to time! I think if you ask John Ford how I was last night in Teamspeak, he'd tell you that I'm not some serious robotic asshole since I spent most of the time laughing.

3) Those who say I am a hypocrite need to back that point up, too.

It's just an opinion thread, lighten up, don't take it so seriously.

Then why should I stick around? I like posting here but if everyone thinks I am uptight and thinks that I am that bad then why should I even post?

[Jake]

Jake - Like Opebo, he's clearly making half of it up. I often wonder if IRL he isn't too far from me politically as I just occassionally am able to pickup the vibes of his true positions. He has the added bonus of being quite good looking. We should meet up .

Most of my "extreme posts" are made up, I'll leave specific examples alone though. I am far from you politically Pete, mostly because you believe that freedom should trump alot of things in personal life. That's our main difference politically, as we agree on economic policies to a large(r) degree. I'll pass on the meetup, as I fear yoo won't be able to control your more disturbing traits.

[Joe Republic]

I'll pass on the meetup, as I fear yoo won't be able to control your more disturbing traits.

Surely Peter would be more worried about that?