Cartoons: Deals and tradeoffs

Because the news is full of public outcry and fear about Ebola, here's my one cartoon about it. (BTW, WHO declared the Ebola Outbreak In Senegal Over.)

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David Horsey, The Week

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Meanwhile, cartoonist Walt Hanelsman talks about Louisiana's lucrative prison work-release deals with an insider.

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Walt Handelsman, The Week

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Did you notice that the stock market went a little crazy on Wednesday? Curiously, so did my day.

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Steve Kelley, The Week

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Admittedly I know little about sports, but I do know greed when I see it. And the NCAA fills the bill. Recently it's been the NCAA vs. Todd Gurley.

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Mike Luckovich, The Week

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One has to admire the umbrella revolution in Hong Kong (photo essay). Unfortunately, the democracy being sought may not materialize.

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Daryl Cagle, The Week

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-- Marge

Cartoons: airport security, national security, and the VA waiting list

If you're a traveler and have been cleared by security, don't walk back through the exit lane or you'll be arrested.  The Washington Times tells the whole story, here's part:

Thousands of travelers were left in delayed mode when a passenger walked into a secured area of Detroit Metropolitan Airport without first receiving a proper security check.

The passenger, who was taking a connecting flight, had already been cleared in the departure area of the airport, NBC News reported. But he then walked back through an exit lane and returned to the secured side without going through the security check again, airport agents said, NBC News reported.

Here's a cartoon riff on airport security.

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John Trevor, Cagle

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Daryl Cagle, Cagle

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David Horsey, US News

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Also in the news is this, "White House mistakenly identifies CIA chief in Afghanistan."

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John Cole, The Week

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Lastly, here's a copy of the VA waiting list:

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Gary Varvel, The Week

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-- Marge

Cartoons: Benghazi 2.0

It seems the Republicans just can't let the Benghazi attack go and are launching another investigation.  However, according to the Daily Beast, "New Benghazi Investigation Spooks GOP Leaders."  The article begins:

It’s not just the Democrats who are opposed to a new select committee looking into the Benghazi attacks. Many top Republicans are uneasy, too.

A number of editorial cartoonists have something to say about this and the previous investigation.  Cartoonist Daryl Cagle describes the situation as beating a dead camel.

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Daryl Cagle, Cagle

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Pat Bagley, Cagle

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Steve Breen, US News

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Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune

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Daryl Cagle, Cagle

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-- Marge

Cartoons for -- guess what. Easter

Because I just signed up for membership at Daryl Cagle's The Cagle Post, "cartoons and commentary," that's where these cartoons about Easter were found.  One of the features of premium membership is "support the art form of political cartooning;" I certainly hope my $2.95/month supports more than Daryl Cagle alone.  So far I find the sign-in function sadly lacking, but maybe the servers are slow to recognize new subscribers.  Without further ado, here is today's selection.

Easter and the weather:

Randy Bish, "Snow for Easter"

Keith Tucker, "Punxsutawney Phil faces the Easter Bunny"

Easter and the Sequester:

John Darkow, Easter Sequester"

Jeff Koterba, "Easter egg roll"

Another "Easter egg roll," this one by Chip Bok

Dark cloud over Easter:

Cam Cardow, "Easter"

I know it's been shown on the news hundreds of times, but where the heck is Punxsutawney?

-- Marge

Ides of March in history and cartoons

Today being the Ides of March, here's some history from the History Orb and a few cartoons (the 5th of March has funnier cartoons at TheWeek; why it that?).

Yesterday a new Pope, who will be known as Pope Francis, was elected.  Here's Daryl Cagle's image of  "His Argentinean Holiness:"

David Horsey may or may not have actually taken a survey of gun owners, but he makes an interesting point in "Weapon Hoarders."

The remainder of my selection for today is, of course, about the budget/sequester.

Eric Allie, who currently draws Prickly City, "Financial Relapse:"

Jack Ohman, "Crying Wolf:"

Christopher Weyant, "The Rainbow's End:"

Stay healthy.

-- Marge

War on Christmas cartoons

Fox News would have us believe there's a war on Christmas.  It must be so because the reporters there have repeated it over and over (as they do many news items).  And some other reporters and cartoonists have run with the idea.  For example, Jon Stewart at "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central. (Sure miss Jon's point of view.)

Bearman (who may not have a first name)  at Bearman Cartoons posted this cartoon in 2011:

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A cartoon by Jeff Koterba, dated 2011, is posted at Cagle Post --

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Pat Bagley weighs in on the war on Christmas at The Week Magazine with this one:

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And at TruthDig, "drilling beneath the headlines," I found one by Nick Anderson:

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So, is there a war on Christmas?  Jeff Sorensen at the Huffington Post says "The War on Christmas Doesn't Exist."

-- Marge

Some sharp humor

Being in the mood for some humor I went trolling for political cartoons.  Here are some I found.

RJ Matson in the 99% category:

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David Fitzsimmons: 

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Daryl Cagle: "Newspaper Shakeup Down Under"

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Mark Fiore on YouTube, "Either Way" (he also has a blog with animated cartoons):

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Hope you enjoyed this little foray into political humor.

-- Marge