Whether she's writing about redneck politics in her native Texas or the discreet charms of Bushwazee,Molly Ivins in never less than devastatingly honest-and hilarious. Our toughest, funniest, and savviest columnist delivers the goods on-
-Texas politics- "Well, our attorney general is under indictment. He ran as 'the people's lawyer'; now we call him 'the people's felon.'"
-The flag burning debate- "Bush's last birthday cake was in the form of the American flag, and he ate it-stars, stripes, and all. Think about where that flag wound up-I call that desecration."
-Beign a woman in Texas- "There are several strains of Texas culture-They are all rotten for women... One not infrequently sees cars or trucks sporting the bumper sticker "Have fun-beat the hell out of someone you love."