Molly Ivins wrote a touching obit, and Ryan has up a wonderful photo of the lady. Bitch PhD says she should have been the first woman president.
Not being from Texas, I don't have much to say about her policy sucesses and failures. As a young woman, however, seeing Ann Richards elected Governor of Texas gave me hope. And as a somewhat older woman, I've come to appreciate her abilty to combine steel, humility, strength and human frailty. She wasn't perfect, but she'd also be the first to say it.
That alone is enough to make us wish the path from Texas Governor to the White House had been walked in her pumps.
Posted by binky at September 17, 2006 02:46 PM | TrackBack | Posted to Gender and Politics