Rilla, if you are looking for political forums, try the following links:

Neo conservative Republican forum: www.freerepublic.com

Liberal Democrat forum: www.democraticunderground.com

Slightly less neo conservative republican forum www.libertypost.org

Free wheelin libertarian free speech forum www.libertyforum.org

When I say "free speech" forum, I mean it here. It is anything goes there and can you can often find posts by anti-semites, skin heads, etc. Don't say I didn't warn you.