I agree with you. For me, the most important thing is the fact of independence, with actual policy then being decided by whomever the people living in Scotland have elected (with negotiations of course being part of the resolution initially); and whether you're for or against that, surely that's what it boils down to ultimately?

Unfortunately, an easy way to attack the principle is to get down into practicalities (real or imagined) and give them a kicking. The SNP's policies are being attacked because they're the big, obvious target, and if they weren't part of the proposal, they'd have been attacked even more than they currently are for trying to sell us a pig in a poke.

The other easy way is to mix personalities up in the principle, which is also a card that's being played pretty hard.