Dowd: "Isn't It Rich?"

[Warpy]

10. Dunno, I might

She's into her 30s, which means she's got the book learning plus a chance at the common sense that will not only let the book learning identify problems, but which can point the way to a solution.

She might be interesting, in other words. She'd certainly be easy on the eyes for any men in attendance.

Contrast that with the right's favorite Barbie doll, Palin. I wouldn't roll out of bed to see her, let alone pay an entrance fee.

Her name has raised her fee by a factor of 7.5. Likely she'd pull in 10 K if she'd become a truly knowledgeable expert on water borne diseases and what to do about them if she had the name of a non famous daddy. Curiosity always pumps up the fee, as does a famous name.

Dowd sounds more mean spirited than anything. In a wretched country deprived of news in favor of infotainment, novelty is going to sell a lot better than decades in the business as an opinion writer.