re: Vermin going after George Washington

I hate the phrase "take on" in this context, like it's some call to arms, some battle cry, some empowering message.

"She takes on hundreds of biographers"

"Takes on Washington"

"Takes on the Founding Fathers"

No. You're typing a biography from your laptop while mooching the wifi and sipping your latte at Starbucks.

The most difficult decision this woman makes every single day is what pair of shoes to wear. If she had to "take on" any situation with even 1/10th of the consequence of the decisions that Washington had to make, she would fold up faster than a cheap tent.