I’ve always marveled at those not-infrequent Maureen Dowd columns that have a gazillion adjectives, three dozen clever phrases or riffs, and no discernible narrative structure or point whatsoever. But this example from this morning’s paper particularly caught my eye.
Does Mr. Gore really think that all the Ken dolls â John Edwards, Evan Bayh, John Kerry â much less his eager ex-protégé, Joe Lieberman, will simply step aside and say, “Oh, O.K., Al, you go again”?
Maureen Dowd
August 5th, 2001
New York Times
Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh, a charismatic midwestern moderate regularly mentioned as a leading prospect for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004, took himself out of the running last week, saying he wanted to spend as much time as possible with his twin 5-year-old sons.
Ben White
June 17th 2001
Washington Post
Even frothy columns need fact-checking, right?
