Another conversation with a liberal *UPDATED*

(And, no, I can’t avoid these conversations.)

Lib:  You’re poisonous about Obama.

Me:  No.  I’m just saying he’s never accomplished anything.

Lib:  Of course he has.

Me:  What has he accomplished?

Lib:  He’s incredibly smart.

Me:  I agree that he’s smart at advancing his career, but what has he accomplished?

Lib:  He was a top student.

Me:  How do you know?

Lib:  He had top grades?

Me:  He never released his grades.

Lib:  Yes, he did.

Me:  No, he didn’t.

Lib:  He graduated in the top 10% at Harvard law.

Me: I’ll give you that.  What’s he done since then?

Lib:  You are just venomous, you know that?

Me:  No.  I’m just asking what he’s accomplished since then.

Lib:  He was a law professor at Harvard the University of Chicago.

Me:  Does being a part-time law professor at Harvard qualify you for President?

Lib:  Well, you’re not qualified for President!

Me:  I’m not going to be President.  I’m just asking you to list Obama’s accomplishments.

Lib:  This conversation has to stop.  You’re irrational on this subject.  I can’t believe your anger.

Me:  I’m not angry.  I’m just asking you to list his accomplishments.

Lib:  Other Presidents haven’t been more accomplished.

Me:  They have.  They’ve run businesses, they’ve served as officers in the military, they’ve run governments.  What are Obama’s accomplishments?

Lib:  This conversation is officially over.

UPDATEJennifer Rubin points out that Maureen Dowd uses very similar logic (she’s smart because I say she is) to advance Caroline Kennedy’s Senate bid.