The more active and controversial the week in politics, the better the political cartoons, and this was a good week for cartoons. I'm slowly getting back on track after being away for a few days, but in the meantime, here are some of the week's best...
I've probably already written this too often this year, but the above cartoon is the most sage I've seen so far about the '08 campaign. Most people in NASCAR Nation have the attention span (and memory) of about three months, so many people, conveniently forget the '04 election, when Kerry was crucified for his "evolving opinions" on issues. But, Mitt Romney,
America's Mayor and John McCain have taken virtually
no heat for their well-documented reversals on a host of issues. Only time will tell if they pay any sort of discernible political price.
Judas John McCain's campaign continues to sink like a stone, and no one is more thrilled than me. He's getting exactly what he deserves, especially after abandoning political moderates and his
Straight Talk Express MO in order to mollify far-right critics to secure the GOP nomination. This past week, he laid off 50 campaign workers and severely curtailed campaign activities, because he's short on money. Now, all I have to wait for is
Captain 9-11's campaign to implode; once Rudy is out of the race (or out of contention), I'll be at least mediocre on the remaining field (unless Newt Gingrich and/or Fred Thompson enter the fray).
I wrote it earlier in the week and I'll write it again - it was
no accident that Bush announced the Libby pardon when he did - while Russian President Vladimir Putin was visiting the Bush bunker in
Kennebunkport. Putin must have been laughing to himself, thinking that Bush stole a play from his playbook. After all, ignoring the legal system and acting like a dictator is normally something we would associate with the world of Russian politics, not our own. But, Bush has managed to change that.
The truth about Rudy continues to seep out.
Bonds needs four dingers to catch Hank Aaron, and five to "achieve" the all-time home run record. However many career HRs Bonds ends up with, he will always have an * next to his number in the eyes of many, including mine.
Labels: 2004 election, 2008 Presidential Race, Ann Coulter, Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, John Kerry, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Political Cartoons, Rudy Giuliani
...but this one isn't. Looks like the Democrats have caved again, for the 5,422th time since regaining control of Congress, aided in this case in no small part to Bush's insistence that failure to approve and extension of the eavesdropping law would put America at risk. Unbelievable.
I love this one! It's one of the best cartoons this campaign has seen so far. To me, the great news is that they're only going to get better.
It's a disgrace that our government is wasting one freaking dime investigating steroids in baseball. A DISGRACE. I think I'm calling my legislators again today on drive home to tell them how thrilled I am with them. I'll report back about those conversations.
