Gail Collins

Were U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann to give a school speech of her own — “What I Did During My Summer Vacation” — she could confidently state that she cemented a place for herself in the national news media’s consciousness. The latest evidence: Bachmann figures prominently in two end-of-summer news quizzes from The Atlantic and the [...]

Forget Gov. Rod Blagovejich’s “supercilious attitude towards government ethics, we’re more concerned with his super silly cilium (he was trying to line his coffers when he shoulda been lining up a new coiffure!).” That’s how pop culture site Complex.com kicks off its (hopefully annual) list of “worst haircuts in politics.“ Blago’s ‘do has been widely [...]

Gail Collins weighs in on Minnesota’s contentious senate race in The New York Times today. The columnist finds sweet relief in the unsettled contest for political junkies uncertain how to occupy their time now that hitting refresh on the Real Clear Politics “latest polls” page is no longer a productive option. Unfortunately Collins also repeats [...]