Lobbyists really are experts in their fields and know what they are talking about. That's why the government always listens to them… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
The whole student loan thing drives me completely nuts. If it wasn't possible for 18-year-olds to sign themselves up for tens of… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
I write about how in Midland, the mayor instituted water conservation measures like restrictions on car washing. He made a point though… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
Phil Gramm had a stump speech about how his mother's devotion kept him from being an academic failure in life. She got… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
Take Hispanic voters. They favor Democrats because they like the party's programs, from health care reform to government spending on education. It's… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
If you live in a place that you perceive to be a crowded place, you appreciate government; you see it as this… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
You know, I really miss sex scandals. They're generally colorful. They almost never mean anything over the long run. And while they're… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
I'm being driven crazy by people who are obsessed with limiting the scope of government, but feel perfectly free to demand that… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
The Bushes were certainly part of Texas in their mind, but they didn't have the kind of political flavor that you normally find in… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
The work-family divide is the biggest issue for American women. But in some ways it's amazing how adjusted society has become to it. In… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
I don't think the folks in the low-tax states really want to go into a fairness discussion. Residents of Connecticut and New York would… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
I would walk a thousand miles To feel your hugs and see your smiles But then one day we had to part The hardest… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
“One law prohibited blacks from testifying against whites in court, and carefully defined “negro” as anyone who had one nonwhite grandparent.” — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
“An estimated 400 women disguised themselves as men to fight in the Civil War. Many were like Amy Clarke, who enlisted so she could… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
Billy Jean King could not get credit when her husband was in law school and she was winning the Wimbledon, because he had to… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
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… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
There's more student debt than credit card debt! Everywhere I go, I run into young people trying to build careers while they keep shelling… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
Women in America will have to find an answer for the pressures of work and family, but if you really care about women's issues… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
The idea that 'if you don't like how things are going, you can just leave' is so ingrained in Texas, the secession movement is… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
I admired the way McCain worked on campaign finance reform. I admired the way Nancy Pelosi stiffened the Democrats' spine during the health care… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
