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Gail Collins (born November 25, 1945) is a liberal / progressive American journalist, op-ed columnist and author, most recognized for her work with the New York Times. Joining the Times in 1995 as a member of the editorial board, from 2001 to 2007 she served as the paper's Editorial Page Editor – the first woman to attain that position.

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First they gerrymander us into one-party fiefs. Then they tell us they only care about the swing districts. Then they complain about voter apathy.

Care, Districts, Gerrymander, Party, Political, Swings

I have always believed the iron rule of politics was that women don't vote for men who yell.

Iron, Men, Politics, Vote, Women, Yell

If Christmas is for families, what do you do when there are families scattered all over the country? I am pretty sure God wants to make sure I touch all the bases, even if I spend his actual birthday with Delta Airlines.

Airline, Country, Pretty, Scattered, Want

Any time you write history, you insert your opinion. You pick and choose what you are going to write about. I feel really happy not inserting myself. I spend too much of my life inserting myself. It's just great to let other people carry the narrative.

Choose, History, Narrative, People, Writing

Until Eleanor Roosevelt, there was only one or two First Ladies in all of American history who made an impact, who people could even have recognized or identified. And it's really only been since Jackie Kennedy that there's been this idea that the family life of the president is such a central thing.

Family, Ideas, Impact, President, Roosevelt, Two

During the Obama years, the Republicans have done an unprecedented amount of stonewalling on cabinet-and-below appointees. I would also argue that their war on judicial nominees has been way beyond what went before. Really, if the president nominated God to serve on the D. C. Court of Appeals, Mitch McConnell would threaten a filibuster.

Appeals, Nominated, President, War, Years

The history of American women is about the fight for freedom, but it's less a war against oppressive men than a struggle to straighten out the perpetually mixed message about women's role that was accepted by almost everybody of both genders.

Accepted, Fighting, Freedom, Oppressive, Struggle, War

Women are needed in the military because there aren't enough soldiers, and we're seeing more women serve.

Enough, Military, Soldier, Soldiers, Women

Elections have to have at least a little meaning. Obama ran on income tax hikes for the wealthy. People knew they were voting for that. They 'want' that. And it's good policy.

Good, Income, People, Tax, Voting

I can't tell you how many times I've had conversations with politicians who've done something morally reprehensible but not indictable, yet still think they should be able to stay in office. The office isn't a 'right. ' It's a kind of loan.

Done, Indictable, Office, Reprehensible, Right, Thinking

The high point was that the people are really nice - despite the crazy politics - and I loved being there. The hardest part was knowing some of the things I was probably going to write about Texas would make those nice people very unhappy.

Crazy, Nice, Unhappy, Writing

Once you're done being president, you tend to want to defend your record more than plumb your inner feelings. I find it hard to imagine Obama going home at night and writing sensitive, introspective journal entries about his meeting with John Boehner.

Home, Imagine, Night, Writing

This is America, and we don't restrict our battles over people's sex lives to 11 months a year

America, Restrict, Sex, Year, Years

Whenever you bring up women's internal workings, guys want to change the subject. Unless, of course, they're trying to change the laws.

Guy, Law, Subject, Trying, Unless, Whenever

Despite my excellent mood, I don't have any sympathy for Romney. If he'd been a good candidate he wouldn't have had a different campaign for every month on the calendar.

Calendars, Campaign, Campaigns, Different, Month, Mood

It is more a mentality than the actual places people live, as Jefferson and Hamilton would argue about - city versus country. For example, someone could have an empty place mentality yet be living in a condo in Boca Raton.

Cities, City, Condo, Country, Empty, People

You know, I have a lot of books on my iPad, but when I try to read them, I find myself wandering off to play games. Those are books I'm interested in. I can't imagine what would have happened to me in college if my biology class had been on the same computer as "Words With Friends" and "Doom. "

Book, College, Games, Imagine, Play, Read

Sarah Palin is treated like a bimbo sometimes, but she has never given the public the respect they deserve. She acts silly and doesn't know stuff. She didn't even finish her term.

Deserve, Like, Silly, Sometimes, Stuff, Term

It's possible that you have been told a time or 10 that you don't appreciate how tough your elders had it. It's true that, if you had been coming of age back in, say, 1960, you would probably be feeling more restricted, if only because you were doomed to spend your days in a skirt, nylon stockings and girdle.

Age, Appreciate, Back, Elders, Feelings, Stockings

I used to have a sort of soft spot for Huckabee. He seemed to have a genuinely saintly streak, which caused him to defend illegal immigrants and give pardons to criminals who were perhaps a little less rehabilitated than he had imagined.

Criminals, Defend, Give, Giving, Littles, Used

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