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Eric Trump went on Sean Hannity's Fox News show a couple nights ago and pushed the laughable idea that his father was tough on Putin and the Russian dictator never would have considered invading Ukraine while Eric's daddy was president (sic). Eric said, "My father would have called up and would have said, ‘Vladimir, don’t... Continue Reading →
As Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky virtually addressed Congress today, I wondered, "What did they do with Lauren Boebert, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, Louie Gohmert, and Madison Cawthorn? For that matter, how dare any member of the Republican Party attend who had refused to impeach Donald Trump for his attempt to extort the Ukrainian president.... Continue Reading →
There are heroes and then there are cowards. Marina Ovsyannikova, an editor and producer for Russian state TV's flagship news program, ran on the set during a live broadcast with a sign protesting Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Ovsyannikova chanted "stop the war" while holding a sign with the same message and "don't believe propaganda"... Continue Reading →
Here’s your cartoon for this week’s CNN Opinion newsletter. Please sign up to get these in your inbox every Sunday. I kinda suspect my editor picked this solely on "SS Harumph." Oddly enough, I think I only heard one reader say anything about that. Go read my editor’s column. Music Note: I listened to Billy Joel while drawing... Continue Reading →
Even though other conservatives have stopped publicly cheering for Vladimir Putin and Russia, or at least most of them, Tucker is still pushing Putin's propaganda. Even Donald Trump sees that public praise for Russia is a political liability, and it must be extremely painful for him to be biting his tongue to refrain from gushing... Continue Reading →
"Fat guy in a little coat" is a classic scene in the great 1995 comedy Tommy Boy, a film with a lot of classic scenes. If you believe the Chris Farley/David Spade classic is just a bunch of juvenile sophomoric comedy you're right, but it's still a great movie. It's one of those movies that... Continue Reading →
Gather around, kids, because it's time for another blog of roughs. These were drawn last week, mostly on Thursday and Friday. But, since they're mostly about Russia and Ukraine, they're still as timely today as when I drew them. I actually drew this one before Putin bombed a baby hospital. I knew it was coming.... Continue Reading →
Republicans are only outraged at Vladimir Putin now because they're supposed to be. If the public was indifferent to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Republicans would either be silent about it or siding with Russia the way Tucker Carlson has. Even Donald Trump has seen it's better to be silent on the war than siding with... Continue Reading →
This is the note that accompanied this cartoon to my clients today: Dear editors, Yeah, I'm a bad boy. I didn't do today's cartoon lightly. I had serious doubts about this cartoon as soon as I thought of it and I wasn't certain I would draw it. This is a curse word and for many, it's... Continue Reading →
I drew the rough for this cartoon last Thursday but passed it over for a few other ideas. But I liked it and hoped to squeeze it in eventually. I've always enjoyed drawing the Angel of Death and wanted to take my shot at Putin's ridiculously long table. I also knew Putin would come through... Continue Reading →
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