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I understand how you could say that... but it is somewhat unavoidable.

What happens is pretty easy to see. If a thread is started pointing out any obvious improvements then those wanting the President to fail immediately start to bash to try and undermine those accomplishments. Now there are good discussion though as well. Some Conservatives like Big Rob will challenge on specific ideology points and not just repeat toxic talking points rhetoric. And you have someone I see as very moderate and probably an Independent like PLC1 that will question or possibly cast doubt on a projected outcome but is more than willing to share ideas and try and work through all the possibilities.

On the other hand if a thread starts out... Obama the socialist baby killer... and some in here aren't far from that. Then there's little room to do anything else but become quite confrontational going into recent or even past history, Bush, Republican policies etc. 

I think you just have to skim through the threads and decide if a particular thread seems important to you.