You've made quite a few posts here and most every one contains the word 'liberal'. Now, I'm gonna take the cure that many have suggested. I'm through talking to you.
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That's been suggested countless times, and it's your right to shut SP out. I'm aware of the deep and possibly justified opposition from those on the Left. The Left is definitely my residence, yet I've allowed my "doors to remain open" to him and have been rewarded. Below, I'll possibly give you reasons to re-consider. You don't have to "talk" here to get your shot of TMF's "educate/amuse/enrich" credo. Sometimes just reading is enough.

I'll stick my neck out: I think that some hostility toward him may stem from jealousy. He works when he wants and exited the rat race quite early. He's got plenty of discretionary money at his disposal. I think that a fair number of his critics can say none of these things. SP's lifelong bachelorhood and childlessness precluded many necessarily expensive longterm obligations that so many of us, including me, have experienced.

He has given only rare glimpses into his personal life. If you were heads-up and caught these, you may have been surprised. I'm going to give you 3 links below. I urge you to read them, because they are quite instructive, IMO.

1) How he reached financial independence: http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=23233568

2) Homeless and struggling teen: http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=20496426

3) Like most of us, he's had to borrow money: http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15098063

SP is currently #6 of the 50 Fave Fools. He's not there because 789 people think he's a vacuous dumba$$. I certainly didn't think so when I wrote his Feste nomination in -05. Some people don't like what they think he is, but he "is what he is." My purpose of the links was to provide a different perspective.