The Drunken Severed Head wrote:
DamienK wrote:
Let us for this day set aside our personal beliefs and political views and remember the man.
Words to live by for any obituary in "Final Farewells". I remember how sad I was to hear that Molly Ivins had died, and right here there soon started up some ugly vitriol against her; some folks just couldn't resist tit for tat.

After her death, President George W. Bush, a frequent target of her barbs, said in a statement, "I respected her convictions, her passionate belief in the power of words, and her ability to turn a phrase. She fought her illness with that same passion. Her quick wit and commitment to her beliefs will be missed."