Posts tagged "Presidential campaign"

Rational Actor

Friday, August 31, 2012

Rational Actor

Aside from the lying, one of the major themes of the Republican National Convention was trying to humanize Mitt Romney to the American public, which worked out like an alchemist attempting to transmute lead into gold. There were several reasons for this, not all of them tied to Romney’s being a soulless, private-equity golem powered by tax fraud, diet Coke, and skinless turkey…

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

Platforms

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Platforms

While my own, personal feelings on the execution of Osama Bin Laden weren’t quite as black-and-white as most, it’s inarguable that it was a major political victory for the Obama Administration, from the perspective of the American electorate. This is why I find it ridiculous that practically every candidate in the Republican Primary (with the exception of Ron Paul) apparently insists on sticking with the ol’ Conservative standby, “[Democratic candidate] is weak on defense!”

Grand Wizardry

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Grand Wizardry

I had a lot of fun with the details in this one. Longtime readers with good eyes may recognize the crystal ball (or palantir, for you Tolkien enthusiasts) from this cartoon in the upper-lefthand corner. The flat Earth globe in the corner opposite could be taken to relate to Thomas Friedman’s “World is Flat” economic ideology

GOP Bless Us, Everyone

Saturday, December 24, 2011

GOP Bless Us, Everyone

People have been comparing Newt Gingrich to Ebenezer Scrooge ever since he began calling for the repeal of child labor laws some weeks ago. Considering how Gingrich’s campaign came back from the dead following Herman Cain’s implosion, I thought there might be something in a comparison to Jacob Marley, instead…

Death Race 2012

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Death Race 2012

Since the Republican “base” seems to be so pro-death, I figured they may as well go all in and run Death as their next candidate for President…

Hope Croaks

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Hope Croaks

This cartoon references a classic piece of Warner Brothers animation, One Froggy Evening, which is widely considered among the greatest animated cartoons of all time…

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