R.I.P. Molly Ivins

Fellow Texan and radical journalist, Molly Ivins, died today at the age of 62. Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999, Ivins fought the disease publicly and not without her signature humor. “First they mutilate you; then they poison you; then they burn you,” she wrote. “I have been on blind dates better than that.” She made fun of everything from her home state of Texas to Dubya, with whom she attended school. She found the NY Times "no fun" and left the paper to found her own, The Texas Monthly. On the paper’s 50th anniversary in 2004, she wrote: “This is where you can tell the truth without the bark on it, laugh at anyone who is ridiculous, and go after the bad guys with all the energy you have." You will be missed, Molly Ivins. Say hi to Ann Richards for us.