Got severly berated for this, what do you think?

I usually play 10nl but decided to stick my 10 dollars into a 25nl game, doubled up and the game went crazy, the villain here had lost $40 in two hands calling an AK all in with K5 and then attempting to bluff the river with 79, therefore I'm not really giving him enough respect here, maniac, the button raiser was another maniac, any thoughts.

#Game No : 5661589315
***** Hand History for Game 5661589315 *****
$25 NL Texas Hold'em - Saturday, February 10, 11:44:45 ET 2007
Table Table 129282 (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 2: SuzziPuzzi ( $32.20 )
Seat 4: EmmTech ( $12.75 )
Seat 3: Ace_Spectre ( $19 )
Seat 1: husbad ( $66.56 )
Seat 6: atomkreator ( $22.15 )
Seat 5: Fill_Ajvi ( $24.75 )
SuzziPuzzi posts small blind [$0.10].
Ace_Spectre posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Ace_Spectre [ Ac Tc ]
EmmTech raises [$0.50]
Fill_Ajvi folds
atomkreator folds
husbad raises [$0.75]
SuzziPuzzi calls [$0.65]
Ace_Spectre calls [$0.50]
EmmTech calls [$0.25]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 8d, 8c, 7c ]
SuzziPuzzi checks
Ace_Spectre checks
EmmTech checks
husbad bets [$5]
SuzziPuzzi folds
Ace_Spectre calls [$5]
EmmTech is all-In [$12]
husbad folds
Ace_Spectre calls [$7]
** Dealing Turn ** [ Kc ]
** Dealing River ** [ Jc ]
Ace_Spectre shows [ Ac, Tc ]a flush, Ace high.
EmmTech doesn't show [ 7h, Ad ]two pairs, Eights and Sevens.
Ace_Spectre wins $30.40 from the main pot with a flush, Ace high.

pre is fine, but most of the time u should fold. I don't mind getting it all in on the flop.

I also think preflop is fine although I hate min bets and multiway pots. It's usually raise and be the agressor or fold. As for calling the push you have so much in the pot already it's a given for you to call since villain is a total maniac/donk. On the other hand if this were a tight table, deep stacked, and a solid oppnent i would not fish the flush here, especially on a paired board.

14 outs makes you a favorite on this flop

Cheers for the responses guys and nice site Salsa.