Who, in your opinion, are the best liberal/democratic columnists?

[wyldwolf]

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[BigBigBigBear]

1. Paul Krugman

among the best in the last year or so.

EJ Dionne perennially top notch.

Richard Cohen from time to time.

Molly Ivins, always.

[blm]

2. Jimmy Breslin, Ted Rall, Harold Meyerson,

Tom Oliphant, Helen Thomas, blackcommentator.

Have to add Joe Conason.

For straight reporting...ROBRT PARRY!

[mac56]

3. Krugman, Ivins, Conason.

nm

[David Zephyr]

4. The Best in the Nation is Joe Conason. No Doubt.

Joe Conason. Yep.

[buddhamama]

8. Conason is on my list too

along with Molly Ivins.

[David Zephyr]

20. Molly is My Baby!

Have You Turned Off Your Inbox?

[buddhamama]

26. by accident

i was setting my preferences this morning and must hit that by accident. thanks for alerting me, it is back on now. :-)

[VolcanoJen]

14. Another vote for Smokin' Joe Conason!

:-)

[pmbryant]

5. Krugman and EJ Dionne

Those are the ones who come to mind immediately. Joe Conason is also superb.

--Peter

[illini]

6. Depends???

If im looking for a laugh Anthrax Ann is amusing.
I love Molly Ivins. Simple down home common sense!!!! What more can I Say.

[sangh0]

7. Krugman, Krugman, and Krugman

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[TioDiego]

9. Conasan

[BigBigBigBear]

10. I would also add

Richard Reeves. Mark Shields can paste 'em from time to time as well.

Yes, and Conason as well. Definitely.

[maha]

11. Krugman, Conason, Ivins, Dionne

I'm sure I'll think of somebody else as soon as I post this.

[alonso_quijano]

12. Lewis Lapham at Harper's

I don't know if he's the best, but I like him. Erudite, and appropriately snide about the Bush Imperium.

[IrateCitizen]

13. Ivins, Greider, Fisk, Monbiot, Morford

I'm certain I could go on with this for hours, and I'm leaving countless ones out.

[DebbieCDC]

15. Columnists

Paul Krugman, Molly Ivins, Bob Herbert, Joe Conansen, Robert Scheer

[protect freedom impeach bush now]

16. Bob Herbert also

Krugman is number 1.

Molly Ivins
Joe Conason
Helen Thomas

[stevedeshazer]

17. Greg Palast

Paul Krugman

Gene Lyons

Will Pitt

[protect freedom impeach bush now]

19. damn, how can one forget Will & Palast

...grumble...grumble...grumble....

....these old grey hairs somehow 'forgot' Palast & Pitt.

...damn Margaritas......

[Bozita]

18. Just for the halibut, how about tossing in some Calvin Trillin?

saw him with Charlie Rose for the full hour.

What a guy!

[SnohoDem]

21. Ivins, Palast, Pitt n/t

[PAMod]

22. Reeves, Ivins, Conason

Reeves for historical perspective, Conason for analysis, and Ivins to make me laugh when oftentimes I want to scream in rage.

[Esurientes]

23. Reeves is a sanity-saver

I don't know how I would have made it through the past 8 months or so without reading and agreeing with his observations. I had to email our local paper every 2 weeks or so after people screamed for his blood when he said something anti-Bush. When they finally drop his column, my newspaper subscription goes with it!

He's far from liberal, though -- more like libertarian.

[jburton]

24. All of the above are great...

but when the Texas Legislature "Texas Lege" is in session, there is nobody more plugged-in than Molly Ivins. And funny, too.

[leftofthedial]

25. a partial list

Krugman

Ivins

Rall

Conason

[wellst0nev0ter]

27. Don't Forget Matthew Miller (eom)