Working with so many lawyers here in the bluest of blue states means I inevitably mingle with some of the world's most politically-charged progressives. Tensions have eased since the election, but there are still plenty of signs of "blue state bubble" syndrome. One interesting symptom is how people treat me when they discover that I don't quite share their views on public policy:

"Oh, you're one of those."

I've heard it often -- even this week. It's profoundly amusing: those who say such things are often the very same people who cheered loudest when the Supreme Court last year legislated the new "diversity" loophole in federal anti-discrimination laws.

Diversity in schools? They don't even want diversity in their lives!

Yeah, yeah, I know the diversity thing was just a means to an end. And the court knew it too. And that reminds me: I'm long overdue for a Supreme Court rant. Stevie-baby, save me from myself -- don't let me spoil the holidays with another political harangue!