Overly emotional

It's true that my political views are not shared by most in my department. I did, however, receive a nice email from a faculty member last night who wrote that he found my comments and views interesting. I've decided not to post email dialogues because it is too tiresome to re-adjust the formatting; I just don't have the time. But suffice to say, his email gave me encouragement. Maybe they are not all living in a Marxist dream world?

Last night in my ethics class I had a wonderful time. Although the professor is to the far left, he's always done an excellent job of keeping his political views out of the fray, and I respect that. I also really like him as a person; he's a really nice guy and a good educator. Class discussion was a blast. I assumed I'd be leaving class angry and frustrated. Instead, I left happy.

Some of my personal female friends/fellow graduate students were a bit angry at me because they felt that I was too harsh with Melody, the girl who criticized my article about office door politics. "She's really sweet when you get to know her..." The truth is though, I don't feel sorry. Thanks to Air Force Wife's comments in the comment box, I realize that Melody DID indeed attack me to the extent that she attacked my column. I can't respect people who base their arguments off of emotion only without pointing out a single fact. It's a doggy dog world out there. If you come to me with a half-baked emotional argument--especially one that calls me a whiner--I will hand you your ass on a platter.