As Texas Gov. Rick Perry embarks on his Obama-bashing, evangelical-courting, tea party-outdoingcampaign for the presidency, we miss Molly Ivins more than ever. The late and celebrated liberal columnist was known as a writer of sparkling political commentary infused with a trenchant wit and copious shots of zero-bullshit humor. She was the consummate Texan, a ferocious populist critic of the American right-wing, and a sorely missed Mother Jones contributor.

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