Ted, I wasn't implying that you should stop posting. Sorry if it seemd so.
I was just making the point that we are a travel website... and for us to make a forum specifically for political discussion is kinda silly - only 3 or 4 people would post in it. That's what the lounge is for... just random thoughts or discussion - political or not.
But if a serious political forum is desired, many of them do already exist. And with much more activity than would be seen in a political forum on TripSmarter... knowhatimean?