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Something Old, Something New
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Comparing the present state of Marriages vs. Civil Unions to the “separate but equal” policies of Jim Crow and Racial Segregation is far from a new idea… I was searching for a novel way of addressing the concept when I was reminded of Norman Rockwell’s painting The Problem We All Live With, which depicts Ruby Bridges being escorted by U.S. Marshals, as the first black student at a previously all-white school.
Security Blanket
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Fear and irrationality were the themes on my mind, going into this cartoon. That got me thinking about “security blankets,” of which the one belonging to Linus in Peanuts is surely the most well-known example…
Bridging the Gap
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Tags: Barack Obama, blowtorch, Bridge, Economy, fiscal cliff, foreman, GOP, infrastructure, Obama, Paul Ryan, Republican, revenue, suspension bridge, tax cuts, tax cuts for the rich, tax cuts for the wealthy, taxes
Wardrobe Malfunction
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Tags: Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, Klan, Klan hood, Ku Klux Klan, Racism, racist, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, V.R.A., Voting Rights Act
Sweeney Magoo
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Tags: barber, blind, blindness, budget cut, Congress, cutthroat razor, debt ceiling, fiscal cliff, haircut, mirror, Mr. Magoo, sequester, shave, Sweeny Todd, Uncle Sam
Step Right Up!
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Tags: balloon, carnival barker, carousel, circus, clown, Congress, debt ceiling, donkey, elephant, fiscal cliff, merry-go-round, Stiltwalking Uncle Sam
Big Gulp
Saturday, February 16, 2013
The two highest-profile events in American politics this week were the President’s State of the Union address, followed by the State of Marco Rubio’s Throat address, which was apparently “Dry. So very, very dry…”
Grand Old Party Games
Saturday, February 9, 2013
As John McCain recently observed, the results of the last election were a savage indictment of Republican immigration policy, especially when it comes to Hispanics and Latinos, where the orthodox view seems to be “deport all of them, except for the ones that mow my lawn!”
I’m Not Ready for Football Any More
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Tags: ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?, brain damage, dementia, football, spinal injury, Sports, Super Bowl, Surgeon General's Warning, violence
On the Shoulders of Giants
Saturday, January 26, 2013
I wasn’t going to do anything on the re-inauguration of President Obama on Monday, but when I heard that he took the oath of office on two bibles, one belonging to Abraham Lincoln, and the other belonging to Martin Luther King, Jr., I had the idea for the above image, and thought it would be nice, even if it doesn’t convey much of a message.