Cartoons: it's definitely over

Here are three cartoons looking at the aftermath of the 2016 election.

As you know, while Hillary got the most votes, Trump got the most electoral votes. There's talk of ending the Electoral College system, but do you really think that a government controlled by Republicans, who used the electoral votes so well to their advantage, will do anything to end it? Don't even get me started on Republican gerrymandering; in my view that's voter fraud. Meanwhile, the GOP is just as dysfunctional as it was before the election, so let them stew in their own juices. Let us non-Republicans vow to speak out when needed.

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Chan Lowe, The Week

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Marshall Ramsey, The Week

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David Horsey, The Week

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-- Marge

Cartoon: it's almost over!

Vote next Tuesday, if you haven't already.

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Chan Lowe, The Week

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-- Marge

Cartoons: in the belly of the beast

To say that we're living in the belly of the beast sounds overly dramatic, but think about it. There's an election reasonable people can do little about; a tyrant decimating his own population; and school systems so underfunded that the teachers have to supply some necessities out of their own pockets. Then there's the U.S. Congress, so ineffectual that when a cartoonist refers to them as creepy clowns, many of us nod in agreement. Sadly, those elected representatives who make an effort to get something worthwhile accomplished are undermined by those that are there for the perks and/or power.

Here are the visuals for today's comments.

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David Fitzsimmons, The Week

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Steve Breen, The Week

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Nate Beeler, The Week

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Joe Heller, The Week

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-- Marge

Cartoons: Fair and balanced?

Today I'm looking at Fox News, the U.S.'s Republican-dominated Congress, and the view that many voters have of this presidential election.

The dust appears to be settling at Fox News according to this article in The Week Magazine:

Roger Ailes is gone. So is Greta Van Susteren. Megyn Kelly is rumored to possibly be on the move. Gretchen Carlson settled her sexual harassment charges against Ailes for a cool $20 million. And then there's Gabriel Sherman's bombshell report for New York magazine about Ailes' 20-year reign at Fox News. All of this has spawned obsessive speculation about the future of America's No. 1 cable news channel.

But I doubt that "fair and balanced," which used to be the objective of responsible journalism, will ever describe this news channel--its brand of "conservative messaging" is/was too popular.

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Scott Stantis, The Week

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The U.S. Congress left the concept of fair and balanced behind some time ago. Now it's mostly Republican. See the Wikipedia entry for the 114th United States Congress for some good graphics showing the numbers of Republicans vs. Democrats. With Trump running as a Republican, Congress may find itself in a bind.

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RJ Matson, The Week

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Meanwhile many voters feel betrayed.

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Bob Englehart, The Week

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-- Marge

Cartoons: traveling penalty

Donald or Hillary, Hillary or Donald, Donald or Hillary, Hillary or Donald, it just goes on and on.

Instead of siding with one or the other, I offer a cartoon that's probably true for both.

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Mike Luckovich, The Week

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In this cartoon the mosquitoes show the most wisdom.

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Walt Handelsman, The Week

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If you were traveling on Delta Airlines this week, you have my sympathies.  Reuters predicts that more airline outages will be seen...and lived through.

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Pat Bagley, The Week

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-- Marge

Cartoons: this week's outtakes (hopefully)

Looking at some of the trends from this week's news and editorial views, we see Hollywood producing the presidential election; Judge Judy as Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court; Trump added to Mt. Rushmore; the right to privacy as a fiction (made up by whom?); and the U.S Constitution vs. a cocktail napkin.

The 2016 race and possibly election:

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David Horsey, The Week

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Marshall Ramsey, The Week

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Bill Schorr, The Week

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The DoJ vs. Apple:

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David Fitzsimmons, The Week

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Replacing Scalia:

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Mike Luckovich, The Week

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-- Marge

Cartoons: Another Bush president?

Oh, horrors!  Another Bush may force his way into the White House.  Or maybe not.  Jeb has already shot himself in the foot from a Republican standpoint.

Standing back and letting the cartoonists tell the story--

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Chan Lowe, US News

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Bill Schorr, Cagle

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Drew Sheneman, US News

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David Horsey, US News

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Seems to me most of politics is a Game of Thrones.

-- Marge