Maureen Dowd's last column was NOVEMBER 30 -

[elfin]

That's a petty long "vacation." Haven't seen any other reason - she was getting pretty pointed about Dumbya. Seen any othe reason for this prolonged absence?

(Put this in GD instead of Ed. because about the person and not an article.)

[RBHam]

1. maybe she was sent to the Moonie Reducation Camp?

when she comes back, we'll see.

former MRC alumna: Judy Woodcroft, Andrea Mitchell, Barbara Walters,
Connie Chung... once promising, now Stepforded.

[RBHam]

2. I think Eva Zahn was genetically created in a CIA lab...

They combined the genes of Lefi Riefenstahl with Anita Bryant and..........voila!

[elfin]

3. I was thinking maybe she is writing a book, but your

suggestion makes alot more sense.

[Deesh]

4. Come back, Maureen!

Maureen Dowd has to come back soon for the purely selfish reason that I love her writing and miss it badly.

Reading that Bush enabler Thomas Friedman as he huffs and puffs about "moral war" just doesn't cut it.

Unless Elfin is right and she's being re-programmed against her will, I want this woman back on the job tomorrow morning at the latest!

[barbaraann]

5. Also, Kitty Kelley was going to write a book about the Bushes.

It was due out this past fall.

Seems to have been cancelled....

[UTUSN]

7. I Think Kitty's Book Due in '04

I looked it up a few months ago, but have lost the links, will try it again.

As for Modo's absence, could one of her personalities be behind MWO?

[barbaraann]

8. Oh, you might be right.

I hope so! :-)

[spinbaby]

6. Is she, by any chance, married to the...

"Campaign strategist Matthew Dowd" I've seen mentioned in the news?

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=676&ncid=676&e=3&u=/usatoday/20031226/ts_usatoday/historyofapprovalratingsonbushssideforreelection