Cartoons: fools and posers

News from the war front at the US-Mexico border verges on delirious.

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Pat Bagley, the Week

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Drew Sheneman, the Week

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David Fitzsimmons, the Week

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Meanwhile, at the war front in DC, it verges on insane.

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Steve Sack, Cagle

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Seems to me these guys in Washington were elected to represent their constituents. They're supposed to be adults.

-- Marge

Cartoons: quaking, hedging, fleeing, and shooting

Reporters have a wealth of news to give us this week, sad to say.

The number of earthquakes is up in Oklahoma. Meanwhile, gas producers in Pennsylvania quake at proposed taxes.

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John Cole, The Week

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The CDC keeps losing (or misplacing) infectious toxins.

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Drew Sheneman, The Week

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Violence in Chicago may be somewhat comparable to that in Central America.

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Scott Stantis, The Week

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The Mideast, specifically Palestine-Israel, appears to be imploding.  This opinion in Al Jazeera asks if Hamas provokes Israel to attack Gaza.

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Dana Summers, The Week

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Russia is proving deadly, as well. Hopefully, this will not be the final result.

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David Fitzsimmons, The Week

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-- Marge

Cartoons: a tidal wave of children

To me this quote from the Worldcrunch article "At U.S.-Mexico Border, Children's Lives On The Line" tells a lot about how Mexican and Central American migrants view America and the current state of immigration.

Rina Guaimaca doesn't have time to wait for political reform. "In Honduras, the gangs were extorting us. We didn’t earn much in the first place, but we had to give half of that to them. I have a 7-year-old son, Fernando, and I didn’t want him to grow up like that. So, I decided to escape and join my mother who works in Oregon."

This article is part of a series called "Migrant Lives."  To know more about the publication Worldcrunch, take a look at this review at tinypass.

Here are some insights from the cartoonists--

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Steve Breen, The Week

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Mike Ramirez, The Week

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David Horsey, The Week

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Mike Luckovich, The Week

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Follow these links for more views on why this influx is occurring, "Why are so many kids crossing the US-Mexico border and what should Obama do?," and what happens to the children once they enter the US, "Q&A Explaining the crisis on the Southwest border as children seek refuge."

-- Marge