The depth and relevancy of this article (in terms of timeliness) are praiseworthy, but it is extremely unfortunate that the author allows his obvious position on the issue to shape the tone and content. Every Republican is an "operative", and every action or statement (regardless of the actor or speaker) against ACORN is part of an "attack". The author's tone makes his allegation (or unsupported assumption) clear: every negative claim about ACORN must be motivated by this "Republican War." The specific issues raised by the videos are barely mentioned. Those Democrats who took issue with ACORN were clearly just "panicked". Claims of causality throughout the article, when supportive of the central thesis, are clear-cut and simplistic. There are plenty of researched facts and logical arguments-- all supporting the central thesis-- but the author forfeits his opportunity to write a persuasive piece by filling this article with needlessly loaded language and, at times, unrelated partisan jabs. The article's main argument would benefit from a more focused, less partisan assertion of its well-collected information.