Last June, the United States Senate passed a bill that would provide health care and benefits for millions of veterans injured by exposure to toxins, from Agent Orange in Vietnam to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. It had bipartisan support, passing 84-14, but a technical error required another vote. No problem, right? It's already... Continue Reading →
Long Weekend
Vice-President Kamala Harris tweeted Saturday, "Enjoy the long weekend." Immediately, conservatives lost their freaking minds. Why did they lose their minds? Do they hate weekends along with hating Capitol Police and anyone else who fights white nationalist terrorists? No. They lost their shit because the vice-president didn't mention Memorial Day in her tweet. Conservatives went... Continue Reading →
Tucker And Trump’s Anti-Troops Tantrums
If you fought in a war for this country, and perhaps was even wounded in combat, have you asked yourself, "have I done enough?" And have you? Have you done enough in the eyes of Tucker? Tucker Carlson doesn't believe you have done enough. At least, not if you disagree with Tucker. Even if you... Continue Reading →
A Junior Sacrifice
A few years ago, a special interest group asked me to draw a series of cartoons for them on climate change. They didn't specify where they stood on climate change in their initial feeler, but I got the idea they wanted me to provide cartoons denying it. They didn't even specify what they would do... Continue Reading →
Traitors For Trump
This is where you're supposed to stand up for what's right. Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman is a decorated Iraq war veteran. He's an expert on Ukraine serving on the National Security Council in the White House. Now, he's being smeared as a "Never Trumper" and even a traitor. His crime? Speaking out in a sense... Continue Reading →
Don’t Mock Vets
If you told me yesterday that today I'd be drawing a cartoon about Pete Davidson, I would have said, "who what now?" A friend of mine messaged me on Facebook a Fox News story about the brouhaha over Pete Davidson's tasteless joke on Saturday Night Live. I hadn't heard of it yet, and she was... Continue Reading →
Bleeding Our Vets
Thousands of Army National Guard members are facing the burden of returning money promised to them by their recruiters. Thousands of veterans from California, and many in others states, are being punished for the mistakes made by their superiors who gave them enlistment bonuses. Now the Pentagon is saying those bonuses weren't authorized and the... Continue Reading →