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Gail Collins: Still in Need of New Material

- July 2, 2010

I said it before, I’ll say it again.

April 2009:

bq. …getting all 60 Democrats-and-fellow-travelers to vote together on something will be like herding…rabid guinea pigs in a thunderstorm, maybe.

January 2010:

bq. Have you ever seen all the House Republicans in one place? It’s like a herd of rabid otters.

July 2010:

bq. Our Independence Day weekend winner of the title of Most Unhappy Person in Washington is: John Boehner, the House minority leader. I know this is a bit of a surprise since the award almost always goes to the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, whose job is frequently compared to herding cats. Although cats are much more sympathetic than senators.

bq. I’d go for squirrels. Rabid squirrels. Rabid squirrels that are running for re-election.

At least she keeps changing the small furry animal.