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You ask why criticize someone who changes her mind. Of course there is no reason to do so. The "point" I was making in referencing some of chhabili's earlier letters was not that she is wrong to change her mind. It was that there seemed to be no reasons she gave whatever for doing so, and that it happened virtually overnight; this wasn't a case of rationally looking at opposing views and making a decision to change sides, but at least to me a case of "conversion." I rather suspect you have not bothered in any way to go back yourself and see what chhabili wrote and how strange and sudden the conversion was--from a host of letters attacking Obama in every way both seemly and unseemly, to a host of letters attacking Clinton in the same tone. I remain mystified about her reasons for the radical change; that's fine, but is good to know when one is trying to evaluate her arguements for their credibility.
As to reading carefully as you tell me to do? Yes, dear, thanks for the "gratuitous advice" but I have in fact read carfully every singel letter she wrote in the past 6 weeks, looking for those reasons. They aren't there There are only negative reasons--reasons she has stated as to why she now hates Clinton.
Your "gratuitous advice" (as you so nicely call it in your very first letter on Salon just 6 weeks ago) to so many of us who see things differently from yourself does no one any good. Stop doubting the motives or integrity of others in making your arguements. That's my advice. At 51, you're old enough to know better.
