Just a quick diary to offer a bit of positive reinforcement to the DKos community.
My cousin, an FBI official whose words were the subject of this diary from last Sunday, wrote another few lines that I think you'll all be pleased to read.
When the diary finally dropped off the rec list, I wrote to my cousin to thank him one last time, and asked if he'd kept up with the comments.
Here's his reply:
Anytime Jed. I'm really glad to see that the diary was so well received and so interesting to so many folks. I did keep up with it, in fact (last I looked there were about 975 comments), and found the discussion really interesting.
Being new to this whole thing, I also actually found it fun, in a giddy sort of way, to watch the whole thing evolve and morph into so many different points and topics.
Most of all, I was impressed by the genuine civility displayed by so many people, even when they strongly disagreed. Quite a good group of people you mix with, and well-informed, too - a hell of a lot more than what I normally see on ANY of the news channels, whether liberal, conservative or otherwise.
I have to say that I am so proud to feel somehow a part of this attitude, totally new to me, that is so open to the crazy idea that, whatever side of the aisle you are on, we are in this together.
So thank you.
p.s. Please send me links or let me know when you are doing anything like this in the future cuz I'd like to read on and maybe even respond to some comments.
That's it.
Again, just wanted to let you all know that you impressed the hell out of my cousin. I get the feeling he might be opening an account here soon. I'll make sure to introduce him to you all when he does so you can communicate directly with him.