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New York Times Columnist Line of the Day

If you frequent this here premier “web log,” there’s a good chance you may once or twice have read the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to these folks, highlighting one line that is either funny, ridiculous, strange, or actually intelligent or well-written. Today\’s is from Gail Collins, who in her column today, \”What\’s Next With Hillary?\” writes: Loyalty may be an overrated virtue in high-level politics. Really, nobody cares if a president back-bites a...

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New York Times Columnist Line of the Day

If you frequent this here premier “web log,” there’s a good chance you may once or twice have read the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to these folks, highlighting one line that is either funny, ridiculous, strange, or actually intelligent or well-written. Today\’s is from Gail Collins, who in her column today, \”The Panda Angle,\” writes: We all know that we’re not going to be getting a thing out of Congress next year, no...

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New York Times Columnist Line of the Day

If you frequent this here premier “web log,” there’s a good chance you may once or twice have read the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to these folks, highlighting one line that is either funny, ridiculous, strange, or actually intelligent or well-written. Today\’s is from Gail Collins, who in her column today, \”None Dare Call it Impeachment,\” writes: I am mentioning this in part because it’s always fun to write “Ted Yoho.” I am...

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New York Times Columnist Line of the Day

If you’re one of the three people who reads this here premier \”web log ,\” you may once in a blue moon have checked out the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to these folks, highlighting one line that is either funny, ridiculous, strange, or actually intelligent or well-written. Today\’s from Gail \”The Colander\” Collins, who today in her column \”The Least We Can Do,\” writes: Children should be seen...

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New York Times Columnist Line of the Day

If you\’re one of the four-or-so frequent readers of this here blog, chances are you also occasionally check out the New York Times op-ed page. You may even know the names: Thomas Friedman, Gail Collins, Nicholas Kristoff, &c. Well, I\’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line that is either awesome, funny, insightful, intelligent, ridiculous, or utterly divorced from reality. I hope you enjoy. Today\’s is from Gail Collins, who in today\’s column entitled \”Sex Scandals to Learn By,\” referring to the recent GQ interview with Rielle Hunter, John...

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