A Long, Long Road

Hard to believe that Barack Obama would be so sensitive to comments about his ears. If he's going to continue taking every remark so seriously, it could end up seeming like a long, long road to the presidency . . . for him and for us. Best not to show one's personal vulnerabilities, especially so early.

But who takes Maureen Dowd seriously anyway? Everyone knows that when the chips are really down, she'll come out fighting for Obama, or any other left-winger. Even her response -- about "just trying to toughen [Obama] up" -- are a coy little way of indicating that she's really on his side.