Sarah Vowell fills in for Maureen Dowd
July 6, 2005 
Sarah Vowell has taken over Maureen Dowd’s column at the New York Times (temporarily) and she is doing a great job.
Today’s column is definitely a must-read. She writes about what televangelist Pat Robertson recently did to, fior the first time, impress her. A Pat on the Back:
Robertson is one of the people in this dream I’ve had for 20 years, a nightmare I call “the handshake dream.” In it, I am attending some G.O.P. all-star party. (A girl can dream.) And I have to decide whose hand I deign to shake. Bob Dole and John McCain: of course (war heroes). Orrin Hatch: fine (stem cells). But Robertson? He’s always been a solid “No way!” as he sulks by the punch bowl with Strom.
I enjoy Vowell’s tone and writing in this article, much like the dry wit she uses in her latest book “Assassination Vacation,” which recounts her trips to the locations where presidents were assassinated. You may have seen her appearances on Late Night with Conan O’Brien or the Late Show with David Letterman.
July 8th, 2005 at 11:30 AM
When you read Vowell, do you imagine the piece being said in her distinct voice?
July 8th, 2005 at 1:34 PM
Hey Daryl — Yeah, I did “hear” her voice while reading her column. I think that made it all the more better, too.