[bills217]

People who like politics talk about politics, people who like sports talk about sports, etc.

And both of those subjects are a lot alike in the sense that 98% of those w/ strong opinions have no idea what's going on.

I have strong political opinions on most things, and I love to talk about them, and I can tell you why. However, I am open-minded and love to have discourse w/ other open-minded people about politics.

Unfortunately, such a conversation is all too rare, usually replaced w/ mindless ripping of any opposing viewpoint. I agree w/ you in that I find THESE conversations highly annoying and pointless.

As for someone trying to impress a girl with their political savvy...generally not a good idea. I talk about politics because I enjoy doing so, not because I'm trying to impress some blonde bimbo who doesn't even know who the vice president is.