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On this episode of Views on the News from the Couch, I start with the age‑old question: am I Team Mary Ann or Team Ginger—and what does that say about how I handle politics? Using a light, nostalgic argument over two sitcom icons, I dig into why not every disagreement is a moral emergency and why reasonable people can see the same reality differently. From The Office’s “Is Hilary Swank hot?” debate to today’s online political pile‑ons, I argue that grown‑up politics means I can argue hard, accept when my “girl” loses, and not burn down relationships—or the country—every time my side doesn’t win.