Lone-Star-state reader Greg Lange points out this bit of all-too-typical tripe and “shrub” bashing from the unredoubtable Molly Ivins. It’s all pretty bad, but the part that really got to me was:

Sharon himself started this second Intifada with his cruelly reckless and deliberately inflammatory visit to the Temple Mount. Took no genius to see what that was going to touch off. If you want to blame this Intifada on someone in particular, Sharon is the leading candidate.

Yes, Molly, ignore the evidence that the Intifada was planned for months leading up to that, and the visit was an excuse–not a reason.

Anyway, I don’t have time to dissect this properly right now–maybe someone else will take a crack at it.