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Job Creationism

Friday, July 13, 2012

Job Creationism

I started this cartoon as a general attack on the term “job creators” and the kinds of people it’s been used to defend, when, about 24 hours later, Romney went and made it more immediately relevant with a condescending speech to the NAACP, which was deservedly booed

The Romney Platform

Friday, June 29, 2012

The Romney Platform

I was recently reading that Mitt Romney’s candidacy for President depends on the continued stagnation and deepening failure of the US and European economies. This is typical of elections with an incumbent, as the election often serves as a referendum on that incumbent’s record…

Checkpoint Clackamas + Website Renovations

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Checkpoint Clackamas

I was very busy this week finally getting a redesign for This is Historic Times online, so I didn’t have time to draw a new cartoon for the site. In the meantime, the above is an illustration I drew for the Portland Mercury a couple of weeks ago. The graphics editor at the paper was responsible for the overall creative concept, although most of the details were left up to me.

Here’s a link to the Mercury’s article on the topic

Bulls***

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Bulls***

I’ve been going too easy on President Obama lately.  His Administration’s policy of bombing “suspected terrorists” in unmanned drone strikes has drawn criticism, recently, for the danger it represents to innocent civilians who might just happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time

Mitt Romney: American Psycho

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Mitt Romney: American Psycho

That’s not a face that just says, “I’m RICH, biatch!!” That’s a face that says, “I’ll demolish the house in La Jolla before anyone thinks to look for the bodies“…

Political Auction Committees

Friday, May 11, 2012

Political Auction Committees

Several weeks ago, I read an article discussing how much Mitt Romney had to spend per vote to win the Republican nomination, as well as the projected influence of Super PACs over the 2012 Presidential Election. The headline alone had me immediately reflecting on how the Presidency, as well as most significant political power, is more often bought than it is earned

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