Ah, my friends, rejoice. These are frabjous days. Our nation survived eight years of Ronald Reagan as President. We can survive this, too. We can even laugh. All it takes is a strong stomach.

Molly Ivins (1944–2007) American writer, political columnist [Mary Tyler Ivins]

Essay (1995-03-01), “Needed: One Strong Stomach,” The Progressive, Vol. 59, No. 3
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At the time she was writing of enduring Newt Gingrich leading the post-1994 midterms GOP majority in the House of Representatives.