It's passing strange that Obama, carried to a second term by women, blacks and Latinos, chooses to give away the plumiest Cabinet and White House jobs to white dudes. Maureen Dowd blackcabinetcarry Change image and share on social
Why can't Google, which likes to see itself as a 'Don't Be Evil' benevolent force in society, just write us a big check for using our stories, so we can keep checks and balances alive and continue to provide the search engine with our stories? Maureen Dowd alivebalancebenevolent share on social
When I started as a White House correspondent, there was a lot of criticism from guys saying, 'She focuses too much on the person but not enough on policy.' I never understood that argument at all. I just didn't agree with the premise. Maureen Dowd agreeargumentcorrespondent share on social
Journalism, spooked by rumors of its own obsolescence, has stopped believing in itself. Groans of doom alternate with panicked happy talk. Maureen Dowd alternatebelievedoom Change image and share on social
Reagan didn't socialize with the press. He spent his evenings with Nancy, watching TV with dinner trays. But he knew that to transcend, you can't condescend. Maureen Dowd condescenddinnerevening Change image and share on social
The C.E.O. of Google doesn't look like a Dick Cheney World Domination sort whom we should worry about as Google ogles our houses, our oceans, our foibles, our movements and our tastes. Maureen Dowd cheneydickdomination Change image and share on social
Obama hates selling. He thinks people should just accept the right thing to do. Maureen Dowd accepthateobama Change image and share on social
Wooing the press is an exercise roughly akin to picnicking with a tiger. You might enjoy the meal, but the tiger always eats last. Maureen Dowd akineatenjoy Change image and share on social
I feel like I owe it to the readers to try to pull back the veil and give them the honest version of what's going on. But it's not more fun. If Obama, as he does sometimes already, gets a little snippy with me about something I've written, you're thinking, 'Oh God, the president of the United States is already annoyed with me.' Maureen Dowd annoybackfeel share on social
Maybe Obama was not even the person he was waiting for. Maureen Dowd obamapersonwait Change image and share on social