It takes a lot of adrenaline and fear to make me actually write. Maureen Dowd adrenalinefearlot Change image and share on social
One must not attempt to justify them, but rather to sense their nature simply and clearly. Maureen Dowd attemptjustifynature Change image and share on social
My eating habits were so bad for many years that I didn't actually know the intricacies of making a salad. Maureen Dowd badeathabit Change image and share on social
Obama sees himself as such a huge change that he can be cautious about other societal changes. But what he doesn't realize is that legalizing gay marriage is like electing a black president. Before you do it, it seems inconceivable. Once it's done, you can't remember what all the fuss was about. Maureen Dowd blackcautiouschange share on social
For two centuries, the South has feared a takeover by blacks or the feds. In Obama, they have both. Maureen Dowd blackcenturyfear Change image and share on social
President Obama thinks he can use emotion to bring pressure on Congress. But that's not how adults with power respond to things. Maureen Dowd adultbringcongress Change image and share on social
Digital platforms are worthless without content. They're shiny sacks with bells and whistles, but without content, they're empty sacks. It is not about pixels versus print. It is not about how you're reading. It is about what you're reading. Maureen Dowd bellcontentdigital share on social
Obama invented himself against all odds and repeated parental abandonment, and he worked hard to regiment his emotions. But now that can come across as imperviousness and inflexibility. He wants to run the agenda; he doesn't want the agenda to run him. Once you become president, though, there's no way to predict what your crises will be. Maureen Dowd abandonmentagendumcrisis share on social
Everybody is continuously connected to everybody else on Twitter, on Facebook, on Instagram, on Reddit, e-mailing, texting, faster and faster, with the flood of information jeopardizing meaning. Everybody's talking at once in a hypnotic, hyper din: the cocktail party from hell. Maureen Dowd cocktailconnectcontinuously share on social
The Republican game is hilariously transparent: if Obama doesn't shift to more muscular postures, he's not a patriot. If he does, he's a flip-flopper. Maureen Dowd flipfloppergame Change image and share on social