Redneck Jew,
You should have a little more respect for Hashems Torah, and the laws of Kashrut. Rather than assume such a defensive position, and cause some to make accusations, you should just accept that it is wrong to eat non Kosher animals, and you hope to be able to keep completely kosher eventually.
I think your outlook on treatment of animals is a bit unkosher, for reasons I have mentioned before, but I think this current argument is basically counter-productive.
We all must accept that the mitzvot are binding on all Jews, we do not just pick and choose which ones are right for us. If we err and violate, in this world we live in today, we try to mend our ways... I do not seek to justify the things which I do which are not kosher with the Torah, without the standard of the Torah the religious Jew is without a compass.
I understand you were brought up where everyone hunts and eats alligators and other animals which are not kosher. I realize you have a taste for this and it is difficult to stop... When I made teshuva and stopped eating cheeseburgers and other mixtures of milk and meat it is still something I miss...
Anyway, I do not think my position makes me a 'banker' or a 'east coast big wig' or the other names you used.
I do not think you are a troll..