Recently the American people were treated to a moment of sweet absurdity on the floor of the United States Senate. You know what I’m
Category: Humor
Show-and-tell in Congress, starring floor charts
Charts, graphs and, occasionally, weird things that look like fourth grade science projects have proliferated in the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
Blocking Obama: As seen by political cartoonists
It’s been a no-win for President Obama since Day 1 of his presidency, when Republican Congressional leaders [and I use that term lightly] met
Your wish for Barack Obama may become his thought
When Barack Obama ran for president in 2008, I was quite disappointed that he had virtually no substantive written material about his campaign to
Benghazi: Political cartoonists have their say
Benghazi isn’t a scandal. It’s what the character named Detective Bobby Simone, of TV’s Law & Order, would have called “a situation.” [Simone once
George W. Bush’s Library: Political cartoon fodder
Of all the U.S. Presidents, in all of the White Houses, in all of our lifetimes [so far], the one I’d judge least qualified
A non-mainstream view of the Pope
As a non-Catholic, I am a partial owner of the Pope’s institution, the Catholic Church. You see, in the country where I live, the
Adlai Stevenson, the last real progressive candidate
In baseball, it’s often said that you have to be a good pitcher to be a twenty game loser. The reason is simple; if
Republicans have trouble connecting with a pretty good guy
In his January 14, 2013 press conference, President Obama was asked whether he is too insular and does not socialize enough. The question and
Wackiest ballot measures of 2012
Who says voting can’t be entertaining? Here are some of the more unusual ballot measures that will be slowing up the already long-enough lines