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: Amazon, Ashley Madison, and the fifth party

Big news this week from the New York Times is the exposé of Amazon's work culture.

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Bob Gorell, The Week

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In a followup article the Times reports:

Until the publication of the article, Amazon’s management practices had been a matter of quiet debate in Seattle. But after the article was published and Mr. Bezos’s letter was released, current and former Amazonians wrote on social media, technology websites and The Times website to compare experiences and debate the strengths and weaknesses of the culture. Some defended the culture as highly demanding but humane, while others described feeling pummeled by unrelenting demands, over-the-top competition, and a feeling they could never meet the standards that the company boasts are “unreasonably high.”

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David Horsey, The Week

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Ashley Madison data has been dumped. If you want to know if you’re in the Ashley Madison leak, there are sites where you can check. Read the article.

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Paul Zenetti, The Week

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And, of course, Donald Trump cartoons are now obligatory.

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Bill Schorr, The Week

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Those disenchanted with the current political scene are talking about starting third, fourth and fifth parties.

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Tom Toles, The Week

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-- Marge

Cartoons: well, don't that beat all.

My regard for America and thinking that it's the best country in the world has taken a pretty serious beating in the last five, ten years. And things just seem to get worse.

The aptly-named Patriots cheat at football.

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Rick McKee, The Week

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The Republicans spent millions of dollars to take control Congress and they can't find a presidential candidate who has national appeal.

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Bill Schorr, The Week

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The rich just keep getting richer, and have the Supreme Court's sanction (see Citizen's United) to buy anything American they want.

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Chan Lowe, The Week

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And the British in the form of BP (British Petroleum) are still treating us like the Colonies.

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Walt Handelsman, The Week

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Sorry for the dark, sort of snarky, viewpoint--today's just a don't-that-beat-all day. Maybe it's time to stop watching the news again.

-- Marge

Just some funny cartoons (except the last one)

Today's cartoons don't fit into a theme, they're just plain funny (in my view). Yet each has something to say.

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Rick McKee, The Week

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Dan Wasserman, US News

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Bill Schorr, The Week

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And then there's the Heartbleed internet security breach.

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Drew Sheneman, 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

Cartoons: Groundhog Day, more winter or no?

Sunday is Groundhog Day, a venerable American tradition.  The Patriot-News has published a "Groundhog Day 2014 Guide" with interesting info about the groundhog seer, Punxsutawney Phil, and the town where he resides.  In a nutshell, if it's cloudy when a Phil emerges from his burrow, spring will come early, otherwise winter continues for six more weeks.  No shadow, then spring. No comment on how accurate he's been.

Here are some cartoons celebrating the little guy and his day (hopefully not sunny).

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John Cole, Cagle

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Gary Varvel, Cagle

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Jeff Koterba, Cagle

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Bill Schorr, Cagle

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-- Marge