Jim Morin’s cartoon amuses me, but it also depresses me.We’re at a point where negativity is gaining an edge, and health care is only a portion of the issue.Thing is, he’s absolutely right. But … well, yeah, he’s right, and what the hell difference is it going to make?I mean, if talk radio hosts and […]
Brian McFadden is often too talky for my taste, but this time, his art-to-chat ratio works out well. I heard a little coverage of these hearings and some posturing Senator was demanding that Sebelius resign over the rollout, and I thought if I were in her place that I’d remind him that I served at the […]
Dana Summers may not want to take this line of thought where I do, but he’s on the right track. The shooting-up of LAX has inspired some cartoons like this one by Darrin Bell, which is a general reflection on shootings in general … And this more (heh) targeted one by Steve Benson. I like all […]
(INSERT IMAGE: A whole lot of cartoons I’m not featuring here) The laziness and piling on is getting kind of discouraging. I wrote recently about how cheap, unexamined gags perpetuated the “Al Gore lies” phony meme, and, as I said then, there’s really nothing new about baseless partisan attacks, but at least the “Bob Dole is […]
For some reason, I’ve managed to stumble across a bunch of cartoons, each of which amused me, none of which triggered a major rant.You’ll have to get by today with a series of minor rants. Be strong. A few roses grew out of the steaming pile of ACA commentary today. Drew Sheneman sums up a […]
The Great Cartoon Insight Famine continues, and, with the shutdown (sorry, “partial” shutdown) over, the major issue now is that a bad web site means the entire overhaul of the healthcare system is a complete failure.I believe I flogged the issue sufficiently yesterday, but I thought Jim Morin’s cartoon showed some insight, if not a […]
Jen Sorensen has become something of the standard bearer for the Affordable Care Act, which is okay with me. I like my standard bearers to have some passion for the standard they bear, and I’m also glad she’s received some credit beyond the alternative comics world for her advocacy.(Before we go any farther, I’m going […]
Our supple tribes repress their patriot throats, And ask no questions but the price of votes; With weekly libels and septennial ale, Their wish is full to riot and to rail. – Samuel Johnson So Tim Eagan basically has […]
This is like being stuck at the airport. Not like being stuck in an elevator. We’ve got access to bathrooms. That makes a big difference, but we’re still not going anywhere for awhile. And I’d rather sit here than have Capt. Obama feel pressured to take off into a blizzard so I could be part of a […]
I don’t feature David Horsey’s cartoons as often as I enjoy them, and that’s largely because, while his draftsmanship is among the best in the business, his cartoons don’t always stand alone terribly well, for reasons I can’t quite explain, since many of them absolutely do.But that makes his gig at the LA Times perfect, […]
Jeff Stahler’s cartoon would be funny if it weren’t so sad, scary and infuriating. In my lifetime, America has gone from “The War on Poverty” to “The War on the Poor,” and health care is one of the main battlegrounds.Health care matters on a number of levels, including highly pragmatic ones, which is probably why […]
There was a moment in 1996 that seemed like that point at which the clank-clank-clank ends and the rollercoaster slips over the top of the first hill and starts into freefall.Jay Leno started making wisecrack’s about Bob Dole’s age, and, sitting at home, I said, “uh-oh,” not because I supported Dole but because, once Leno […]
No surprise that political cartoonists are commenting on yesterday’s Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act. There are roughly a kazillion panels at Daryl Cagle’s site if you want to sort through them. (And, yes, they are still there even if you don’t want to sort through them.)About half of them appear to have […]
Jason Chatfield, President of the Australian Cartoonists Association and Ginger Meggs artist, was dragged aside a speeding taxi last Saturday in a hit and run accident. After spending an evening with friends watching a comedy show, Jason and his girlfriend, Sophie, had trouble hailing a taxi to head home. They called a taxi service to […]