Kermit, that is one of the most decent and fair obituaries I've ever read. You're a good man.

Saverino
Saverino | 02.01.07 - 6:32 am | #

I don't know if I agree with Saverino about you being a good man, but I do agree that this was a very good post about someone whom you could have just as easily trashed.

Nice work.
SB | Homepage | 02.01.07 - 6:57 am | #

Excellent work!

Molly Ivans did correct herself when she was wrong about the casualties in Iraq. She wrote a whole column and appologized to her readers.
Tracy | Homepage | 02.01.07 - 8:29 am | #

nice work Kermit. That was a very nice tribute.
Jim W | Homepage | 02.01.07 - 8:31 am | #

"Having a balance of power in a democratic republic relies on extremes. I am one extreme."

Thanks for the honesty, Kermit.
Dennis | 02.01.07 - 9:12 am | #

RIP Molly. She made my blood boil everytime I read her columns. But as Kermit so eloquently pointed out, you knew where she stood and she will be missed.
Alex | 02.01.07 - 9:48 am | #

I have no wish for anyone to die, but your assessment of Ivins is laughable IMO. She was a sniveling douche-bag, since "she liked to say it the way it was", then she won't mind hearing the way it IS. I hope she lived a good life and was kind to people who needed kindness, but she was beyond a bore and in fact represented what was bad about liberals. Bush was a gentleman to her, ALWAYS, and she re-paid that by being a cur towards him. I will not miss her rants, not at all.
greg | 02.01.07 - 12:41 pm | #

BTW.

Here is President Bushs comments. What class and grace. He gave better than he got.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Molly Ivins was a Texas
original. She was loved by her readers and by her many friends,
particularly in Central Texas. I respected her convictions, her passionate
belief in the power of words, and her ability to turn a phrase. She fought
her illness with that same passion. Her quick wit and commitment to her
beliefs will be missed. Laura and I send our condolences to Molly Ivins'
family and friends.

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...04517724& EDATE=
Alex | 02.05.07 - 4:25 pm | #