Actually, it was Ann Coulter who perfected mocking Maureen Dowd, and for that reason I’m not fond of the mocking. But I must admit it is an effective tactic that helps keep Republicans focused on the goals and not on the sideshow of NYT columnists. Of course, most of the effectiveness is derived from the fact that Ann Coulter is a woman and therefore her attacks don’t come across as misogynistic the way they would if Fat Bastard AKA Rush Limbaugh had gone after Dowd.

But I still don’t like it, and I don’t like Ann Coulter at all.