Molly Ivins Is Gone

I'm going to miss that wit. And that big heart. Molly Ivins died today at 62; she'll be sorely missed but remembered fondly by many of us.

Here's the news from Austin, Texas:

Liberal Texas newspaper columnist Molly Ivins passed away Wednesday after her ongoing battle with breast cancer.

Ivins, 62, was a sharp-witted liberal who skewered the political establishment and referred to President Bush as “Shrub.''

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... She regularly provoked conservatives across Texas and the nation. She often used her humor to lampoon those she saw as self-seeking.

She was a remarkable journalist who used wit to get to the heart of the matter; I wish there were more like her.