I don't think the post was wrongly trashed. Perhaps it didn't fall cleanly into the "bad stuff" posts, but politics is especially sensitive to trolling, and, if the moderator felt it was pushing the bar, then I'm fine with it. Also, you and CrAz3d are well known for trolling, so I assume rabbit is even more sensitive to useless/trollish posts by you two.
I still agree with avoiding excessive moderation, but at the same time the Politics board quickly degrades into crap without strong moderation (which is why I've left rabbit as a moderator, even though I frequently disagree with this methods). Unless everybody is willing to work together and act mature, a balance has to be struck.
For what it's worth, he's deleted posts I made, too. When that happens, I either ignore it (let the trashed post speak from there), or I re-post a "cleaned up" version. Either way, I don't make a big deal out of it, or post over and over.
Speaking of which, re-posted deleted material is just a waste of my time. It means that every time you re-post it, I get a <new> icon by the thread, click on it, and discover I wasted my time. It's annoying.