"Pulitzer Prize winner pad thrower" . . . just about the best description I've heard of Maureen Dowd EVAH!

Loved the column, but I have two nits to pick. First, the Constitution does not give us our freedoms; that is given to us by our creator. The Constitution is there to limit the powers of the federal government and to enumerate the liberties given to us by our creator. Second, what's wrong with Hawaiian shirts?!