The campaign promise to “drain the swamp” in Washington, DC, has been widely ridiculed by now. As we see a team of millionaire and billionaire robber barons turn the usual pay-for-play scheme in the Capitol into a true kleptocracy, as[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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This cartoon almost didn’t happen, thanks to catching my son’s cold last week. Which may be why the writing follows an older political cartooning writing style I used for many years until only a year or so ago.Usually I try[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As I post this the TrumpAdmin has order the Department of Human Services to ignore a federal judge’s injunction to halt Trump’s executive order to prevent Muslims from designated countries from entering the U.S. We have a Constitutional crisis on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Like millions of people around the country and the world, I joined my local Women’s March on Saturday. Here in Portland, it rained (of course) and I got soaked through my raincoat and shoes and my pink pussy hat. But[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The first Fetch strip of the new year is a downer. This past week here in Portland we have seen two people die of hypothermia (this story was the initial inspiration for the strip; this weekend another person died, too).[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What makes this year stand out from other years when celebrities have died? We lost good people in 2015, 2014, and so on back through the years. I remember John Lennon’s murder and the outpouring of grief that went worldwide.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This week’s strip runs a little late due to the holiday weekend. Did you enjoy it? Whether you celebrate Christmas or Solstice or Hanukah or something else, this was a good time to get together with loved ones and try[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Another swipe at these “alt-right” neo-nazi douchebags. But they are not alone in their racism. Witness the response to Mall of America’s hiring of a black man to portray Santa. Let crocodiles weep for the wounded pride of knee-jerk racists as[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This week I take a break from the usual politics (because, my gawd, the hits just keep on coming, don’t they?) and reflect upon something a little more personal: my need for gadgets and the debt I have incurred through[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…