Nationally Syndicated Editorial Cartoonist
I'm not trying to slam people who currently or have lived in basements. Basements can be cool places. I have never lived in one but I have been in two bands that practiced in them and I even recorded in an album in a basement studio (punk rock, yeah!). When I was married and first... Continue Reading →
I feel a little bad using "Taxman" from The Beatles for this cartoon. The Beatles were brilliant song writers (except for Ringo) and Trump is only a brilliant con man. It's not the first time Donald Trump had a rough week. The week after the Republican National Convention Trump squandered any momentum he may have... Continue Reading →
First, let me start this with the news update that Tommy Chong is not dead. Mr. Chong has recently been included among celebrities who are victims of death hoaxes that have gone viral. Tommy is still kickin'....man. Yesterday I published a cartoon and column on newspaper endorsements. I'm going to write about them again. While... Continue Reading →
Here's this week's cartoon for The Costa Rica Star for their Living Pura Vida series. The rainy season in Costa Rica is landing a few wandering crocodiles onto the nation's Pacific beaches. Did you like this cartoon? Want to help a cartoonist make a living? Look to the right of this page and make a... Continue Reading →
Newspaper endorsements don't really help politicians or sway elections. Even endorsements from other politicians don't persuade voters. What they do is give reason to vote, or not to vote, for a particular candidate and shows the direction the person, newspaper, union, organization, etc., wants the country to move toward. A lot of times it's not... Continue Reading →
Congress overrode President Obama's veto of a law allowing victims and their families of 9/11 to sue Saudi Arabia. This is the first time Obama has had a veto overridden but to be fair he hasn't exercised that many vetoes. He complained that it was politics and he's correct, but this time it wasn't partisan. The entire... Continue Reading →
At a forum hosted by Chris Matthews on MSNBC Wednesday night Gary Johnson got a "gotcha" question and he got got. How bad is it to be outsmarted by Chris Matthews? Johnson, who previously impersonated a deer in headlights when asked about Aleppo, was asked to name a current foreign leader he admires. He couldn't name... Continue Reading →
Donald Trump is a pig and a bore. During the debate Hillary Clinton brought up Trump's derogatory comments toward women in the past. After Alicia Machado won Trump's 1996 Miss Universe pageant Trump engaged in a shaming campaign against her. He was disappointed in her weight gain and referred to her as "Miss Piggy" and... Continue Reading →
How bad did Donald Trump do at the first presidential debate against Democrat Hillary Clinton? The Mexican Peso increased in value by two points. In fact, markets world-wide have gone up in reaction over Trump's dismal pouty performance. The entire planet is anticipating a Trump electoral defeat. Before the debate everyone was asking which Donald... Continue Reading →
This cartoon is on today's opinion page of The Seattle Times. It accompanies their excellent editorial. Twenty-one people have been killed and eleven injured in seven mass shootings in Western Washington just this year. Did you like this cartoon? Want to help a cartoonist make a living? Look to the right of this page and... Continue Reading →
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