Since late 2024, when I have not been working on Otherworldly Goods, I have posted cartoons in response to current events. Until today, I had not been posting them to this website, using social media instead to satisfy my instant gratification. There were a few reasons: 1) I was dealing with health issues after getting … Read More “What Now? I’ll Tell You What Now” »
Tag: politics
I drew this before going to bed last night. I actually have this week’s Fetch update ready to go, but I’ve been so distracted by recent events that I forgot to post it. I’ll do so soon.Anyway, I’m pissed. You’re probably pissed, too. After the initial shock wears off I plan to get more organized … Read More “Digital Sketchbook: Immediate Response” »
The unanimous (sort of) decision by the Supreme Court to overturn Colorado’s removal of Trump from the state ballot puts into question the (already dubious) integrity of the state’s rights doctrine and constitutional originalism. If states don’t have enforcement powers to prevent insurrectionists from running for public office, but the federal government can’t secure the … Read More “Worst Responder” »
This week’s strip ran late. Sorry. This time the problem wasn’t a lack of time to do a strip, but how much time it took to draw this one. Lots of action and poses and details. As for the theme, or “message”: Well… the Trump candidacy is the closest thing to a fascist movement I have … Read More “Fetch: Fascists” »
Gaffes are an inevitable part of the long campaign season for the presidency, a problem made worse when they became more expensive, requiring an extra year just to raise money. Throw in more debates, and candidates, brain weary and tongue tied, will find it hard to avoid the regrettable “inartful comment.” The last few weeks … Read More “Fetch: Gaffes” »
This Bloomberg poll report is making the liberal rounds, but it is irresistible: At the same time, 70 percent of those who sympathize with the Tea Party, which organized protests this week against President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul, want a federal government that fosters job creation. They also look to the government to rein in … Read More “Don’t Tell the GOP: Teabaggers are Bluedoggers” »
Shorter Harold Ford: “Dude, I coulda totally pwned that bitch if you pussies hadn’ta hold me back.” Glad that sideshow’s over. I have not lived in New York in 15 years, but I still take its politics very seriously. I didn’t want no Teabagging Palinites and I don’t want no Carpetbagging Blue Dogs. FWIW, I … Read More ““Fuggeddabot It. (Is That How Y’All Say That?)”” »
…but Congresscritters do not see inherent conflicts of interest or bribery in the close connections between campaign contributions and contract awards to their donors. “Simply because a member sponsors an earmark for an entity that also happens to be a campaign contributor does not, on these two facts alone, support a claim that a member’s … Read More “This May Come As A Shock…” »
From your “liberal” New York Times: But haven’t I read economists saying that a bill that small will make almost no dent in unemployment? Is that sort of thing the only hope for bipartisanship? It depends on what you mean by bipartisanship. Nothing is stopping Mr. Obama and Congressional Democrats from adding more Republican ideas … Read More “Dammit, We Have a Narrative!” »
