And faith - well, for many people - faith is representative of the sum total of who that person is and what they stand for. If THAT is out of bounds, then what is left? Little of actual substance for many folks. To understand a person’s faith - and their personal interpretation of it - is to understand the person. Vital to a wise voter - and hardly off limits.

But family - that is completely off limits with the exception perhaps of how one treats one’s own family - abuse, neglect, etc. But other than that kind of egregious behavior, family is strictly off limits (unless the politician/candidate has made it so through their own behavior - such as a former supervisor who publicly accused police of corruption and harrassment of a child).

Moreover, even people on “our” side of the aisle have felt free to attack my employment.

That might be a good rule. But it’s hardly one followed here, or among many others.

Just my thoughts-

Perhaps so, but as the father of the family which has been repeatedly attacked by her campaign personnel, I think an explanation to me about this affair is entirely appropriate. As the party ultimately responsible for the actions of those who work on her behalf, Judy Feder is the sole person who can speak with authority as to why her campaign decided that my family was fair game for her political attacks.

She owes me a personal explanation for these incidents, and I don’t plan on backing off without one.

Those of us in the blogosphere are delighted when someone pays attention to us. But that delight does not imply a concomitant obligation for candidates to respond to everything — or anything — that appears here. Frankly, it sounds a little arrogant for you to demand that she do so.

Greg B.’s affliation with Feder’s campaign should be a privledge, not a right and it should have been cut off at the knees with his little photo stunt at the beginning and should have been done so publicly. Their inability to do so has cost them our votes and the party some money as well this campaign cycle. (Lest we lose our credentials, we did write a check to NOW.) At this point, I might actively try to sway some of my more undecided neighbors (who are supportive of my family) to voting against her as well. Frank Wolf, inspite of the many ways I disagree with him, has a very good voting record on my child’s disability. I find the Feder campaign’s continuing use of Greg B. as a photographer to insensitive beyond words. I demand that they now address this publicly and with some finality to it. Perhaps then this ugliness can go away and we can get back to talking about the issues.

Hang on for a wild ride!

If it turns out she lied, then folks will see what she is made of. If it is the truth, then folks will see what kind of people are supporting her.

Instead her campaign sits silent as the sphynx…and in that silence let’s us know what kind of courageous representative she is likely to make.

I am sure that the Feder campaign isn’t crazy about you but I would find it hard to believe that they would waste time and energy on personally attacking one blogger. It wouldn’t however be a terrible idea for them to ask Greg B. to cool it a bit perhaps… but if he isn’t working for them then it is unlikely that it would have much effect.