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Worst Idea of the 2012 Election Is ...

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:58:17 CDT

If the worst new political trend isn't super PACs or Donald Trump robo-calls, what could it possibly be? "Since I still have some space here, let me throw in a plug for the terribleness of the idea of Americans Elect ," writes Gail Collins in the New York Times . This new...

Gun Lobby Needs Something Better to Do

Kevin Spak — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:48:03 CDT

You have to pity the National Rifle Association; it's running out of things to lobby for. “You can only legalize carrying a concealed weapon in church once,” observes Gail Collins of the New York Times . Many state legislatures have stretched gun-friendly laws to the limit, but the NRA still needs...

Why I Won't Shut Up About Mitt Romney's Poor Dog

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:35:29 CST

We've all heard the terrible story about how Mitt Romney once drove 12 hours to Canada with the family dog, Seamus, strapped to the roof of the car —and if you're a regular Gail Collins reader, you've heard the story many times. The New York Times columnist has "made a...

What Mitt Romney's Not Saying About Social Security

Kevin Spak — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:30:52 CST

Mitt Romney recently gave a speech on Social Security, and no one noticed—people were distracted by all the empty seats. But Gail Collins was listening. "Romney has several ideas for Social Security, all involving cuts in benefits," she reports in the New York Times . Chief among them: Raising the...

GOP Has No Good Choices

Kevin Spak — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:52:33 CST

Last night's debate threw the GOP race into focus for Gail Collins, and it predictably begins with her favorite prop, Seamus Romney: "Take your pick, Republicans. On one hand, the guy who once drove to Canada with the family dog strapped to the roof of the car," and on the...

The Church Has to Live With Birth Control

Kevin Spak — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:42:59 CST

The furor over President Obama's decision to force Catholic employers to provide health care that covers contraceptives brought a story to mind for Gail Collins. Her mother-in-law once told her that, when she'd confessed to a priest she was using birth control, he replied, "You're no better than a whore...

Your Cheeky Guide to the SC Primary

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:22:47 CST

Gail Collins—who had quite a bit of fun with the Iowa caucuses—today turns her attention to the upcoming primary in South Carolina, the Palmetto State. In her New York Times "primary primer," she answers such important questions as, "What is a palmetto?" (Answer: It is a tree, although...

The Iowa Caucuses Are a Joke

Kevin Spak — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:12:52 CST

The Iowa caucuses are mere days away, so "perhaps this would be a good time to point out that the Iowa caucuses are really ridiculous," writes Gail Collins in the New York Times . They’re restricted, after all, to those willing to go to a neighborhood meeting at exactly 7pm on...

The Sad Saga of Ginger White

Kevin Spak — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:29:05 CST

Gail Collins can't figure something out: Why the heck did Ginger White come forward to reveal her extramarital affair with Herman Cain? At this point, Collins fully believes White's story, simply "because nobody would want to make up something so bleak," she writes in the New York Times . From White's...