She’s a hack of the first order and one that would not be published anywhere but on a personal blog were it not for the largesse of Pinch Sulzberger, a man who has driven the NY Times (and Boston Globe) into the ground with his solipsistic ways.

There’s a reason the Wall Street Journal is increasing circulation while the Times is in free fall. The Journal will have all view points on any particular issue while the Times has one view and it’s regurgitated by Kristoff, Krugman, Rich and Dowd on a daily basis.

People don’t read Dowd for her supposed witticisms anymore, they read her for the humor quotient; as in can she be as laughably inane and ridiculous this week as she was last week. Astoundingly, the answer is a hearty yes. How one writer could continually publish such hackery twice a week is a question that a little person like me can’t quite answer.

But, I didn’t think that Maureen Dowd column about her recent resignation was at all constructive, just…bitchy.

Something in this article gives me the impression that the author believes Sarah Palin is the true feminist between the two, and, as a male who is a veritable expert on feminism, I struggle to understand that. I guess the answer is, I sort of agreed with Dowd, even if she is trashy.

I think the fact that I keep it in my mouth is considerate, though. I could vomit on to paper, and then sell that to a major newspaper for syndication. But I don’t, out of respect for the intellect of my potential readers.

It’s what separates me from Maureen Dowd.