Molly Ivins has passed away. We’ve lost one of the sharpest voices in political journalism, an erudite and empassioned observer. The CNN report is here. [1]
I’ve followed Molly’s words on and off for the better part of two decades and I have found her cool judgment and sound reasoning cause for optimism when, in the heat of partisan ignorance, both sides, left and right, ramp their rhetoric up to earbleeding screed level. As an example, here is her last column. [2]
In memory of a sane voice and a champion of rationality, take a few minutes and try to reset your potentiometers to a level where reason has a chance to make a difference.
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