As if that were possible. Molly Ivins was one of the rare political writers who could make you laugh at the same time you were being skewered... or so Bill Clinton once said.
My local paper claims to be "fair and balanced" but then so does Fox News. They run David Broder (gag), George Wills, Thomas Sowell (double gag) and the unspeakably hateful Michelle Malkin. Occasionally we see Ellen Goodman, but now that Molly's regular Wednesday space is empty we need someone to hold up the left end of the paper every week.
The jersey she leaves behind is huge, I know, but I don't think we should retire her number. The editor is taking suggestions, but I want to know who you would recommend. Preferably it would someone with a decent sense of humor and a big heart to go along with their progressive politics. Ideas???