Sing it
Molly!
She's not backing Hillary for President, and she's telling her why not -
Enough. Enough triangulation, calculation and equivocation. Enough clever straddling, enough not offending anyone This is not a Dick Morris election. Sen. Clinton is apparently incapable of taking a clear stand on the war in Iraq, and that alone is enough to disqualify her. Her failure to speak out on Terri Schiavo, not to mention that gross pandering on flag-burning, are just contemptible little dodges.
What do we need, Molly?
There are times when regular politics will not do, and this is one of those times. There are times a country is so tired of bull that only the truth can provide relief.
Amen to THAT, Molly Ivins. Amen.
Who will fit the bill, then?
If no one in conventional-wisdom politics has the courage to speak up and say what needs to be said, then you go out and find some obscure junior senator from Minnesota with the guts to do it.
Incumbents take heed - REAL reform is what we need. And we need it now. None of your garden variety, p.r. shows. None of your snark campaigning either.
Clean 'em up, Molly!
NOTE - Kudos to Terre on the Midday Open Thread who linked us to this column and couldn't diary it because he/she had already diaried today.