Maureen Dowd's Blog, page 60

The Man Who Said ‘Nay’

Michael Bennet risks his status as Democratic Golden Boy to protest America’s red ink.

Why, God?

Death takes no holiday. Why doesn’t God stop such heartbreaking evils?

From Apocalypse to Dystopia

The N.R.A. solves the puzzle on gun violence: it’s the media’s fault.

Watch Out Below!!!

I’m hanging on by my fingernails in the era of cliff diving.

A Tale of Two Women

The new movie “Zero Dark Thirty” and the story of the real-life Carrie Mathison is setting off waves of envy at the C.I.A. and in Hollywood.

A Lost Civilization

The Republican tribe is being wiped out, and not by plague, drought or Conquistadors.

Mighty Morphin Hillary

Longing to start the 2016 campaign? So's Hillary.

Spellbound by Blondes, Hot and Icy

What would Alfred Hitchcock make of Carrie Mathison and Hillary Clinton?

Make Up Turned Break Up

A Capitol Hill mystery: Was the diplomat not diplomatic enough? Or did the Republican senators already have their minds made up and agendas set?

But Can They Eat 50 Eggs?

Two Cool Hands with a grip on the nation’s capital. The president should take some leadership lessons from the new football wunderkind.