Cartoons: Veer left! There's a pothole.

Cities and drivers in the U.S. are reporting an epidemic of potholes, due to the extreme weather (yep, more about weather) this winter.  Here's a story from NBC:  "Harsh Winter Breeds Costly Pothole Pain."

Here's what some cartoonists have to say about this winter and potholes.

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Gary Varvel, Cagle

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Randy Bish, Cagle

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Rob Rogers, robrogers

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Steve Breen, The Week

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-- Marge

Cartoons: Extreme weather and El Niño

Believe it or not November 2013 was the warmest year on record globally, according to a TIME magazine article (subscription needed to read the full item), "El Niño Is On Its Way:"

For many Americans, 2013 ended with an unusually bitter cold snap. Late November and December saw early snow and bone-chilling temperatures in much of the country, part of a year when--for the first time in two decades--record-cold days will likely turn out to have outnumbered record-warm ones. But the U.S. was the exception: November was the warmest ever globally, and the provisional data indicates that 2013 is likely to have been the fourth-hottest year on record.

Enjoy the snow now, because chances are good that 2014 will be even hotter--perhaps the hottest year since records have been kept. That's because, scientists are predicting, 2014 will be an El Niño year.

With the coming heat in mind, here are a few cartoon celebrating (sort of) cold and snow.

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Dave Granlund, Cagle

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Jimmy Margulies, Cagle

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Randy Bish, Cagle

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Had enough?

-- Marge

Just have this to say...

Christmas is over and the year is winding down.  No more deadlines for a while, so I'm taking a break.  Here's what I have to add the mix today.

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Randy Bish, "Thank You," Political Carnival

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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