on 9/7/2008 1:49 PM Jay Maynard said the following:
Bertie's one of the primary causes of the hangar getting burned to the
ground. For you to defend him as you do merely sullies your own reputation.

First off, I'm not defending him. He's quite capable of doing so himself
if he chooses. Holding the same opinion as someone some of the time
(e.g., Maxie is an idiot) is not defending that person. Neither is
conversing with him. Or correcting factual errors about past history.
The fact that you cannot tell the difference places your judgment in
question.

I would turn it around and suggest that for you to praise Jay only
sullies your own reputation. He's a reactionary, self-promoting asshole,
and I stepped away from here for a good while because of the constant
pollution of his political crap.

However, no one is driving Jay away. He's merely running away because he
can't stand not being in control and having people disagree with him. He
can't even just ignore criticism or disagreement. He has to have it
squelched completely, or he'll take his ball and go home. Well, good
riddance.