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Molly Ivins has an excellent column on the Bush "culture of life" knee jerk. The last paragraph deserves much wider distribution
It's the old slippery slope argument. Look, all of law is a process of drawing lines on slippery slopes. The difference between misdemeanor theft and felony theft is one penny. The difference between misdemeanor and felony drug possession is one gram. For that matter, the difference between a pig and a hog is one pound. We're always drawing distinctions, and it is necessary to do so -- hunting rifles, OK; .50 caliber rifles, don't be a fool.
This is a don't-be-a-fool argument. "Culture of life"? Whose life?
She puts a pretty good smackdown on the Texas Legislature too. Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of guys.
And she takes on so-called commentators who tell her what she believes and how ridiculous it is.
I want to be Molly when I grow up.
Yep, Molly Ivins is pretty much who I want to be when I grow up, too. Molly Ivins or Eric Alterman.
Posted by: punkrockhockeymom | June 29, 2005 at 11:34 AM
I think we all want to be Molly when we grow up.
The question is, since (IMO) nobody's grown up, what's MOLLY going to be when she grows up?
How much cool could we take?
Posted by: Jill Smith | June 29, 2005 at 03:49 PM
I can see that -- wonder if we could move her to DC so those folks could be dissected the way they need to be.
Posted by: Scorpio | June 29, 2005 at 05:36 PM
Molly Ivins is currentlyfeatured at:
http://www.creators.com/index2.html
and always available there without registration.
Posted by: annonymous coward | July 02, 2005 at 02:26 PM
And here's another link to all of Ivins' columns from the Star-Telegram, which is her "home paper."
Posted by: Elayne Riggs | July 03, 2005 at 06:15 AM