i guess the question really is whether commenting on political art should be based on your political opinions or your opinions on the artwork. i don't have an answer to that question myself...so i rarely comment on political art. i haven't seen the work you're referring to, but if the work depicted is purposely offensive and/or provocative, then the artist should probably expect the offended to respond in a similar manner. otoh, if they're just expressing themselves without making it seem like an attack on those who believe differently, the mature thing to do would be to focus on commenting on the quality of the artwork itself moreso than the statement behind it. but that's just my personal view of that sort of thing based on what the community feels about comments and critiques, etc. but i can certainly understand the p.o.v. that the statement behind the image is a part of the art and therefore fair game to criticism. i don't know...politics in the galleries is such a touchy subject. i do political cartoons but never post them because i know i'll be flamed by someone who disagrees. i'd be surprised if this person wasn't expecting the same response, unless they're naive or new at posting political images. just my 2 cents worth. ps...sorry for lack of capitalization...long story :)