Molly Ivins - One of the best of the left!

RJ Eskow in Crooks And Liars reports that Molly is in the hospital, battling breast cancer.

The great Molly Ivins is in the hospital . My wife Janet won't mind if I tell you that I love Molly. Have for years.

"I am not anti-gun," she once said. "I'm pro-knife." Right away she sounds like a gal after my own heart.

She went on to explain why, in the context of gun control: "Consider the merits of the knife. In the first place, you have to catch up with someone in order to stab him. A general substitution of knives for guns would promote physical fitness. We'd turn into a whole nation of great runners. Plus, knives don't ricochet. And people are seldom killed while cleaning their knives."

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I've read Molly for years. Some of the best laughs I've had have come from her column in some of the darkest hours.
I'll be thinking of her.