There is absolutely no reason we can't have civil political/controversial discussions.
And yeah, except that the mods put a stop to this crap in Misc. If you really want that, you should migrate to a political board. Because I don't think one dedicated to phasers and starships is exactly the right venue for it.
I was talking about the idea in general not the current rules since Obama was sworn in. This is a discussion board and if there are subjects you don't want to participate in then by all means skip them.
If comparing apples and oranges actually means anything...I think we should all just meditate on the fact that Spongebob Squarepants gets higher ratings than any of the news shows on any of the cable news channels.