Spooner,
  I give respect where its warranted. Your words show you are neither worthy of respect or title. I'm quite capable of reading and interpreting what you meant by that comment, though your backpedaling is amusing. You are as welcome to your opinion as others are welcome to dress up for Halloween and enjoy themselves without your petty snipes. You are as free to your opinion as the PM should be free from you implying things about his childhood. Perhaps you forgot that with rights comes responsibilities. In the future, if you hope to earn the respect of others, you might begin by showing respect in your comments to the community as well, and to respect the office of the PM even if you don't agree or like the man himself. I despised Harper but never called him anything but Harper or Prime Minister.