This one resulted from a few conversations I’ve had lately with conservative friends. There are other differences between lefties and righties, of course, but one of those we’ve neglected is this one. Many Republicans wonder, given all the things America does right, why we whine so much about what it does wrong. We, of course, wonder why conservatives don’t want to make our country even better.
Cartoon for August 20
Here’s my cartoon for today, inspired by conversations I’ve had with editors of various newspapers. It seems incredible (no pun intended!) that politicians–who have lots of motivation to lie and do so like they breathe–get access to the media whenever they open their maws. Meanwhile, other people–political activists, academics, etc.–whose credibility is intact are routinely ignored.
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Cartoon for August 18
Here’s my cartoon for today; feel free to comment. As usual, click on the image to make it bigger. As not usual, at least on my browser, all the colors are totally screwed up. But in a fun way! So I’m leaving it that way. Of course, it might look normal to you–i.e., no purple people-eater faces.
Cartoon for August 16
Here is my cartoon for today. Inspired by an Associated Press piece that did not receive wide publication in newspapers, it lampoons the military’s new GED programs for high school dropouts it recruits. Readers of my column may recall the Heritage Foundation’s unfounded claim–widely reproduced by right-wing bloggers and talk-show hosts–that US troops are better educated and wealthier than their civilian counterparts. In fact, they are significantly poorer and less educated, a reflection of their status as pawns.
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