Stories by Molly Ivins
For decades, Molly Ivins wrote hundreds of columns about politics, Texas and other bizarre happenings.
Call them -- irresponsible ... Call them -- unreliable ... Throw in -- undependable, too ... Yes, it's undeniably true -- the Congress of the United States makes Bart Simpson look like Averell Harriman.
Posted on Dec 2, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Congress' record-shattering bad legislation immediately eclipsed by record-shattering bad legislation.
Posted on Nov 26, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Sheesh, it's hard to keep up with this administration. Forget a constitution, we have to hand it all over to the Iraqis right away.
Posted on Nov 17, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Sneering, jeering, bad manners, hideous diplomacy, threats, demands, lies, arrogance, bluster, tax cuts for the rich. And you wonder why we think he's a lousy president?
Posted on Nov 14, 2003, Source: The Progressive
It's hard to keep up with a White House that one day says we'll stick it out in Iraq no matter what and then does a 180-degree shift the next.
Posted on Nov 14, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Congress has conspired to rip off senior citizens while padding the wallets of drug companies and big oil.
Posted on Nov 11, 2003, Source: AlterNet
We've just had a fierce public debate over a docudrama no one has seen, culminating in a form of censorship.
Posted on Nov 6, 2003, Source: AlterNet
So what's been going on with your money in mutual funds? Late trading, short trading and insider trading.
Posted on Nov 4, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Despite what I am sure are the invaluable services of the many PR people of our nation, sometimes it is actually smarter to attack the problem itself than the public relations surrounding it.
Posted on Oct 28, 2003, Source: AlterNet
No weapons of mass destruction and still more lies are told by Bush and company all the time.
Posted on Oct 23, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Tom DeLay suggests an amendment to the annual defense authorization bill designed to give campaign contributor favorite Bacardi an edge over rival Havana Club rum.
Posted on Oct 21, 2003, Source: AlterNet
It ain't just Bush-hating. You don't have to hate the guy to know he's wrong.
Posted on Oct 16, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Whether or not there is any leadership from the Bush administration, it is time for those creaky regulatory agencies to bestir themselves before something awful does happen.
Posted on Oct 14, 2003, Source: AlterNet
The naked profiteering by various Bushies on the Iraq War is downright sickening.
Posted on Oct 9, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Good thing we won the war, because the peace sure looks like a quagmire.
Posted on Oct 7, 2003, Source: AlterNet
No weapons of mass destruction and no link to Al Qaeda -- I think we need to go back and explain how we got where we are.
Posted on Oct 2, 2003, Source: AlterNet
For Democrats only: I think our field is shaping up quite nicely. But we really need to winnow it down.
Posted on Sep 30, 2003, Source: AlterNet
People -- like former NYSE CEO Richard A. Grasso -- who have special advantages almost always manage to convince themselves that they are entitled to those advantages.
Posted on Sep 25, 2003, Source: AlterNet
It is not necessary to hate George W. Bush to think he's a bad president.
Posted on Sep 23, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Clear Skies sets up a system under which dirty plants can buy "pollution credits" from clean plants and keep polluting.
Posted on Sep 19, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Conservatives are stealing the idea that there's a common good, that we're all in this together, that we all do better when we all do better. And it's up to us to take it back.
Posted on Sep 17, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Unless a miracle occurs, Sept. 13 will see the end of the open courts provision of the Texas Constitution.
Posted on Sep 11, 2003, Source: AlterNet
I opposed our unprovoked, unnecessary invasion of Iraq on the grounds that it would be a short, easy war followed by the peace from hell. I was right, and I'm not going to apologize for it.
Posted on Sep 9, 2003, Source: AlterNet
In an effort to be constructive, even in the face of a developing catastrophe, I have been combing the public prints in an effort to find something positive to suggest.
Posted on Sep 4, 2003, Source: AlterNet
What the Bush administration knows about working-class Americans would fit in a gnat's eye.
Posted on Aug 28, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Arnold simply doesn't know what he's talking about when it comes to public policy.
Posted on Aug 26, 2003, Source: AlterNet
When in doubt, I find it most useful to consult those two polar stars of utter wrongheadedness, Tom DeLay and The Wall Street Journal's editorial page.
Posted on Aug 21, 2003, Source: AlterNet
It would be a refreshing change, would it not, if somebody just stood up and said, "My fault."
Posted on Aug 19, 2003, Source: AlterNet
The general theme of the week seems to be that the country is going to hell in a handbasket.
Posted on Aug 14, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Let us stop to observe a few mileposts on the downward path to the utter degradation of political discourse in this country.
Posted on Aug 11, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Leaving aside the missing weapons of mass destruction (hey, we found the oil), I found so many little things that fit the same pattern of lies.
Posted on Aug 5, 2003, Source: AlterNet
That's the reason 12 Democratic senators from Texas are on the lam in New Mexico.
Posted on Aug 1, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Intelligence agencies are suffering not just from mismanagement, but by political manipulation that renders their work all but meaningless.
Posted on Jul 30, 2003, Source: AlterNet
It is so easy to fall in love with Alaska, and most of the people are as enchanting as the wildlife -- friendly, hospitable, helpful, tough and resilient.
Posted on Jul 24, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Has the adversary system at the heart of the legal profession produced the decline in civility?
Posted on Jul 22, 2003, Source: AlterNet
There are two keys to better teachers: higher salaries and better schools of education.
Posted on Jul 18, 2003, Source: AlterNet
That the occupation is not going well is apparent to everyone but Donald Rumsfeld. Now is not the time to stand back timidly hoping it will work out well in the end.
Posted on Jul 15, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Charlie Wilson funneled hundreds of millions of dollars to the Mujahideen in Afghanistan, where they gradually bled the Red Army to death and caused the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Posted on Jul 8, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Two-hundred twenty-seven years old and still ready to boogie 'til we puke.
Posted on Jul 3, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Recent Supreme Court decisions have caused certain justices to throw nasty tantrums.
Posted on Jul 2, 2003, Source: AlterNet
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