Am I the only one who wants to see Above Politics come back so that all of these ridiculous political threads get off of the front page?

Currently on the "recent posts":
Will Obama 'Change' The Bush Police State, Or Expand It?
Michele Obama's Black Widow Dress
[source] N.C. School teacher browbeats student over being a McCain supporter
[source] Hidden racism in Canada rears its ugly head
Chris Mathews: Its my job to make this presidency a success. 1 2
Matt Damon Rips Sarah Palin 1 2
What This Election Revealed To Me
**Important Message to ALL my fellow Conservatives** (please read)
Obama: Deport my aunt from US
Will Obama's Election lead to the NAU?
Palin's New Role: Fall Guy
Welcome to the USSA
[Edit] In response to those who think our next President is a Socialist
The Late Gtreat United States of America RIP

Is there any chance of getting back to the good old days when you actually had to go to the political forum to receive this type of an onslaught?

A guy can hope right?

Actually I thought it was kinda a mistake for them to remove AP before the election. I think that now that the election is over we will see a steady decline in these threads to something a lot more palatable.

I wasn't here in the "good old days", but I agree with you, Karlhungis. I would be very nice to get rid of all those "Why McCain/Bush/Obama/Palin/whoever is an idiot"-threads on the main board.
I am fed up with politics.

AP was not discontinued because of the elections...it was discontinued because it didnt have any traffic.

But Im with you: I do hope that all this narrow-minded and immature BS quits making the ATS Frong Page. If it doesnt calm down within a month (it usually does, after elections) we could consider building in an option to put those Forums on "ignore" in our recent-posts list...for example.