Hooray for Molly.Thank you for "Enough of the D.C. Dems" (by Molly Ivins Mary Tyler "Molly" Ivins (August 30 1944 – January 31 2007) was a liberal American newspaper columnist, political commentator, and best-selling author from Austin, Texas. , March issue). Once again you have coaxed me back from the brink Back from the Brink can refer to:
In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a rafter. Sandra E. Hardy Croton-on-Hudson, New York Croton-on-Hudson is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 7,606 at the 2000 census. As a village, it is located in the Town of Cortlandt, in New York City's Northern suburbs. Yes, there are millions of us who agree with you, Molly. So let's pick a candidate and encourage him (or her) to run. The obvious choice, as Molly suggests, is Russell Feingold, a flat-out hero as far as I'm concerned. So why not inundate in·un·date tr.v. in·un·dat·ed, in·un·dat·ing, in·un·dates 1. To cover with water, especially floodwaters. 2. him with letters promising money and time if he runs for President? Let's spread the word and let him know that we're behind him. It cannot begin too soon, David Como Stanford, California About thirty-five years ago, my best friend and I were discussing whether it would be a white woman or a black man who first broke the white man's grip on the White House. We laughed ruefully rue·ful adj. 1. Inspiring pity or compassion. 2. Causing, feeling, or expressing sorrow or regret. rue that even though we would both vote for Shirley Chisholm, a black woman in the White House just wasn't likely to happen first. But after reading Molly Ivins's recent column on the D.C. Dems, I'd like to say: Let's go for it! Think of the current crop of incredible African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. women in the House. They are the conscience of the nation. I say, Maxine Waters for President! Judith Catterall Portland, Oregon Editor's Note: The Progressive is a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt organization. We don't endorse candidates. After reading Molly Ivins's column this month while sitting all alone at my kitchen table, I f--Matthew Rothschild elt like jumping up and shouting, yea! She has it exactly right. I'm retired, and I have the time now to read more, but after a while the state of affairs gets me down. I feel so helpless. I sure can't donate much money. I compare it to standing at the street curb and watching my house burn down and wondering, "Where is the !@#$%& fire department?" Tom Erickson Glendale, California |
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