I agree with the original poster. My preference would be to not have any political threads here as well..but when I do see one, I simply don't open it. No harm, no foul.
Too bad there can't be a separate Forum here for "Off-Topic" or "Heated Issues"..I know this older Forum format can't do that.
I guess the alternative is to find a political forum on "teh intrawebz" and post about casino chips..