Um, ok. Sorry for facing reality? I agree that we need to do everything we can to make sure Hillary gets elected and that congress does not go republican, but that doesn't mean it will happen. Even if Hillary does get elected, it's starting to look like the democrats are going to lose the Senate. So even if we…

Agreed. It makes me antsy even thinking about it.

I understand, but my point is that if the next president is a republican, then we are going to get someone way worse. Obama would at least be able to get a moderate through. He would never be able to get someone as liberal as her through, and I'm in agreement on this. But she is not looking at the bigger picture,…

I like this option and hope you're right.

It sounds good, but I think it's a bad decision on her part. If she doesn't retire before Obama is out of office, then we risk a republican president appointing the next supreme court justice. She's probably right that Obama cannot get someone like her appointed, but a republican president might be able to get…

Yeah, except the problem with this is that if the republicans win in 2016, we will end up getting someone like Scalia appointed. I understand her point. But I'd rather take a chance with whoever Obama can get through than someone appointed by a republican president. I doubt, given the fact that she has been…

I don't understand your sentence which states that she should have "set her career goals aside" regarding this case. She was appointed by a judge. The case was not given to her by a partner in her firm. She wasn't an eager young associate trying to prove herself on a case for a major client of the firm. She was…

Eh, as a lawyer, I'm more concerned that my toenails are painted a great color now that it's summer. I'm sure my open-toed shoes would give this guy a heart attack, and I'm fine with that.

I agree. But I also think that the whole "we need new gun control legislation" argument is also misguided. We have good gun control laws- we just don't have the resources to enforce them. Thanks to the NRA, the ATF has had the same amount of agents for the past several decades and has no way of enforcing the laws…

No, Grudek, we're asking you what's wrong with society that a woman has no choice but to go back to her abuser. Imagine having to choose between living with an abusive asshole or potentially getting murdered if you leave him because the justice system won't protect you. This woman did leave her abuser. And her…

Yeah I agree. In the current system, the only winners are the schools. They are guaranteed their money and get a nice big check from the government every semester. The students are bogged down with debt forever. And the government faces a high chance that the loans will not be repaid. Of course the schools are…

I think what they're trying to say in that last paragraph is that she can't sing worth a damn and needs autotune to sell records. Also, of course she's not singing live. I've heard her sign live and it was awful.

Yeah, I just don't mention that my husband and I don't sleep together. And then when we have people stay with us, he sleeps with me so people don't know. I don't know why it's such a red flag in society, but it is. And for some reason I feel ashamed that I am not able to actually go to sleep with someone snoring…

This is wrong on so many levels. But the thing that really bothers me is that they are going to force some women to carry a fetus until an abortion is no longer legal. 10 weeks can easily make the difference between a viable fetus and a non-viable fetus. I'm appalled.

Yep. Irrational fear is always a good selling tool.

Yes. I was agreeing with you.

I think the takeaway that with any sort of self defense training (whether martial arts or weapons training), the quality is also dependent upon the trainer. I'm not taking specific issue with the way that you train, as you sound fairly reasonable. But I have met women who truly believe that they are invincible…

I just didn't understand if you were trying to get at: "Well why would you carry a gun but not wear a vest?" I just didn't get the point. I believe that police officers do not wear vests because they are carrying guns (i.e. they expect to accidentally shoot themselves or something), but because as police officers…

Can you just imagine pulling that out if threatened? As the light glinted off the multi-colored finish, your attacker would wonder if perhaps he messed with the wrong unicorn-loving woman. It's a beautiful gun.

I don't think that's the only reason, though. I mean, yes, the gun laws in New York are very strict. I lived there for several years and did not bring any of my guns with me. But, more importantly, New York City has the resources to actually enforce the laws. There are cops everywhere in that city. Most areas in…