Molly Ivins on Hillary Clinton

Molly Ivins is one of my heroes. Before her premature death in January 2007, she wrote and spoke the truth every day of her life. Molly was a feminist, but she was no Hillary Clinton fan, because to Molly, there was something more important than electing a female president, and that was electing an honorable female president.

In January, 2006, one year before her death, Molly said this:

I'd like to make it clear to the people who run the Democratic Party that I will not support Hillary Clinton for president.

Enough. Enough triangulation, calculation and equivocation. Enough clever straddling, enough not offending anyone. This is not a Dick Morris election. Sen. Clinton is apparently incapable of taking a clear stand on the war in Iraq, and that alone is enough to disqualify her. Her failure to speak out on Terri Schiavo, not to mention that gross pandering on flag-burning, are just contemptible little dodges.

Read the entire article. It's worth it.