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

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

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