RIP Molly Ivins

Molly Ivins lost her struggle with breast cancer today, the long time columnist from Texas was one of my favorite political satirists and she was a fierce critic of the current administration as well as idiotic politicians of all stripes. She was the first to re nickname W , "Shrub" while he was still Gov. in Texas. Some of her many quotes that I loved were, "Any nation that can survive what we've had lately in the way of government, is on the high road to permanent glory." or this one about growing up in the segregated South, "I believe all Southern Liberals come from the same starting point, race. Once you figure they are lying to you about race, you start to question everything." I loved her Southerisms like "guvment" and "bidness" and her biting intellect. She was like a cool great- aunt that would bake you biscuits and then talk politics with you around the kitchen table. A truly distinctive American voice has been silenced, she will be missed.