i enjoy sparring with him - he is actually pretty good at making arguments.
Since I have been arguing in chit chat I have not been surprised by a single solid liberal argument. It makes drinking a beer with friends easy. In fact because I argue here - I do not even argue with friends, I make my point and move on.
ET is a good way to make you less argumentative. For me that is useful -since I not longer litigate. Years ago when I was paid to litigate - I would never have spent a minute here. This keeps me balanced.