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Showing posts with label US government shutdown. Show all posts
Showing posts with label US government shutdown. Show all posts

Sunday, December 10, 2017

Cartoons: What about no more federal government?

On December 22, Congress will again address a government shutdown. Forbes reports on the last near miss in Congress Has Narrowly Averted a Government Shutdown, for Now. With the way Trump's version of government is going, I'm thinking a shutdown wouldn't be such a bad thing.
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image: cartoon by Steve Kelley
Steve Kelley, The Week
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It's looking like Putin is a man for all seasons, but without the principles (or at least the same principles).
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image: cartoon by Pat Bagley
Pat Bagley, The Week
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-- Marge


Friday, November 08, 2013

Friday cartoons: Tea Party, Me Party

The government shutdown may be over, but I'm still stinging from it.  Seeing the Tea Party members of the US Congress gloat about having shutdown the government was pretty ugly.  Who knew they would interpret their mission of less government as no government?  Thing is, their extreme tactics are taking down the Republicans (who don't need any help alienating us ordinary folk) as well.

Here are some ideas about the Tea Party in the form of cartoons for you to consider.
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image: cartoon by Drew Sheneman, "That Was Awesome"
Drew Sheneman, "That Was Awesome," USNews
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image: cartoon by Drew Sheneman about the Boston Tea Party
Drew Sheneman, Boston Tea Party, USNews
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image: cartoon by Mike Luckovich, "Bad Fit"
Mike Luckovich, "Bad Fit," theWeek
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image: cartoon by Chan Lowe, "Shutdown"
Chan Lowe, "Shutdown," USNews
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Mike Keefe's cartoon below addresses what's been on my mind lately...
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image: cartoon by Mike Keefe, "Home Grown Terror"
Mike Keefe, "Home Grown Terror," theWeek
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-- Marge


Friday, October 18, 2013

Friday cartoons: hard feelings

Well, the U.S. government is back in business, but the editorial cartoonists whose work is shown below don't really seem that happy about it.  Ted Cruz especially is taking a beating.  All of today's cartoons were found at THE WEEK.
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image: cartoon by Chan Lowe, "The Trade Off"
Chan Lowe, "The Trade Off," TheWeek
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image: cartoon by Drew Sheneman, "Lets Be Friends"
Drew Sheneman, "Let's Be Friends," TheWeek
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image: cartoon by Jack Ohman, "So This Is Success"
Jack Ohman, "So This Is Success," TheWeek
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image: cartoon by David Fitzsimmons, "Scrap the System"
David Fitzsimmons, "Scrap the System," TheWeek
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image: cartoon by Mike Luckovich, "Join the Club"
Mike Luckovich, "Join the Club," TheWeek
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T-t-that's all for today, Folks.

-- Marge


Friday, October 04, 2013

Cartoons: the shutdown, 2013

On the topic of the government shutdown, America's editorial cartoonists are in top form (of course I select the toons that reinforce my views on the situation).  Without any further comment, here the eloquent beauties are -- all from U.S.News online.
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image: cartoon by Drew Sheneman about the government shutdown, 2013
Drew Sheneman, USNews
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image: cartoon by Dan Wasserman about the government shutdown, 2013
DanWasserman, USNews
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image: cartoon by David Horsey about the government shutdown, 2013
David Horsey, USNews
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image: cartoon by Jack Ohman about the government shutdown, 2013
Jack Ohman, USNews
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image: cartoon by Paul Combs about the government shutdown, 2013
Paul Combs, USNews
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image: cartoon by Tom Stiglich about the government shutdown, 2013
Tom Stiglich, USNews
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Next up: the debt ceiling...

-- Marge


Wednesday, October 02, 2013

DIY: just do it yourself, America


Will it take a revolution to fix Washington?  According to this article in American Thinker, titled "Time for a New American Revolution?," revolution is an American right.  It begins,
The United States of America was born in revolution. The Declaration of Independence asserted that people have a right of revolution. According to The Declaration, "whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends [such as "life," "liberty," "the pursuit of happiness," and "the consent of the governed"], it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."
Now seems the perfect time to start a revolution -- while the government is out of commission, sort of. Unfortunately the military is still being paid (it looks like Obama was prepaing for the shutdown), so there will be a fight.  State militias are still in operation, too.

We certainly have the gunpower for a revolution, do we have the will? Organization is pretty important, too. Where is Che when you need him?
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image:  Che Guevara
Che Guevara, Wikipedia
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Is the NSA still listening? According to Forbes, nope:
Given that the government shutdown makes an exception for “national security,” some employees of the National Security Agency may have been surprised Tuesday to get a letter telling them their jobs don’t fall under that category.
Seems right and left government hands are out-of-synch.  Perfect.

OK, where do we start? Here's a how-to from wikiHow.  First step is know your goal:
Know your Goal. You are about to dedicate your life to this goal. Decide well and make your decision from the heart. A good question to ask yourself is, “What about the political system in which I live do I think is wrong? And what kind of system do I want to create for the people of my country?” Remember, the goal you chose is the Heart of your revolution.
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image:  Step 1, "How to Start a Revolution," wikiHow
How to Start a Revolution, wikiHow
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One short-sighted idea is as good as another, eh?

--Marge