"Some comment is required on Rep. Bob Barr's unfortunate gun accident. Barr, a member of the board of the National Rifle Association, plugged a glass door when somebody handed him a loaded antique .38 at a campaign fund-raiser. Further evidence that there is a God."

This from Molly Ivins, one of the funniest, shrewdest columnists we have. Thank God for mouthy Texas women.