It’s always interesting to watch the comment boards, and a visitor who simply identifies him or herself as “.” is making the most of them.

“.” is going from bill to bill saying whatever he or she can to rile up other visitors and get them outraged.

On S. 505 and H.R. 549, the tax relief bills for teachers that I wrote about ealier, “.” is calling teachers “whiners.” Sure to annoy any teacher, whiner or not.

Likewise with S. 3507, one of the more prominent bills to extend unemployment benefits. “.” is calling people whiners and telling them to go get a job. That capitalizes on the frustrations of many other visitors and brings out harsh reactions.

On H.R. 6798, “.” calls a group (or person) identified as Agent Orange Legacy “uninformed idiots.” Here again we have an example of behavior that is not conducive to a good discussion of the legislation at hand.

To be sure there are meritorious arguments on both sides of any bill. The comment threads are really meant for people to air those out. It’s not helpful to go insulting people and picking fights, but it’s a free country. To the victims of .’s insults, I recommend a no-response policy. I suspect that he or she sees your outrage as some kind of reward.