I'm on the bandwagon, although for my money it's Safire (or Friedman, but come on, Safire) who's overstayed his welcome. Her column on "liberal elites" was really good, and yesterday's column on the Chimperor was bold and extraordinary.

And her recent book on low-wage jobs (Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By In America) is absolutely indispensible. I may teach it in my composition class this spring.