Norah Vincent : (6)

" Radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh, scourge of liberals everywhere, may be hopelessly partisan, but he’s never claimed to be anything else. He has an agenda, and he’s honest about it. The New York Times is no less wildly partisan and has no less of an agenda, yet it presents itself as the tame word of God. And therein lies the real problem. " - Norah Vincent

" Conservatives are all for personal responsibility except, of course, when it comes to their own failures. And they’re always in favor of less federal intervention until it comes to their most cherished institutions. " - Norah Vincent

" If Monica Lewinsky is living proof of anything, it’s that suffering is good for the soul. " - Norah Vincent

" Good and evil exist and can be meaningfully distinguished from each other by simple criteria. " - Norah Vincent

" Secondhand smoke is toxic to bystanders. " - Norah Vincent

" Defending legacy admissions is a mistake, not just because it is inconsistent with opposition to affirmative action but also because legacy admissions are indefensible. " - Norah Vincent