After addressing the first in depth, he chose not to answer the second,
which was a rather insulting question. I don't see any problem with that.

I don't see where the question was insulting. This newsgroup is
supposed to be about boating and Harry (along with a few others) has
been on a mission to convert it to his own little political newsgroup
which has done nothing but generate hostility. I, for one, would
prefer to see more boating related topics and move the political
comments to an appropriate venue. Harry may be a likeable fellow,
knowledgeable about boats and helpful to those with questions or
problems but it would be hard to tell from his posts and even if he
posts something worthwhile he will only get blasted by his
protagonists. The election is over - we don't have to face it again
for four more years so why not drop the political BS and talk about
boats and fishing and cruising and sailing and whatever else might be
related to boating? Who knows - we might find out we even like each
other. :-)