Monthly Archives: November 2005

War Speech

Click image to enlarge. Bush gave a wartime speech in Annapolis. He said "defeat is not an option" and promised to "stay the course". Media skeptics broke no new ground by saying that the speech broke no new ground. A … Continue reading

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Book Signing

I'll be in Washington, DC tomorrow to sign my book, A Recent History of the United States in Political Cartoons… A Look Bok!  If you're near the University Club at 1135 Sixteenth St. NW, stop by. Maybe I'll go native. … Continue reading

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Secret Agent of Change

Click image to enlarge. Republican Congressman Randy Cunningham resigned Monday.  He took bribes from defense contractors. A Tuesday Wall Street Journal editorial says he's "gone native". Republicans came to power with a mandate to change business as usual in Washington. … Continue reading

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George Conviction

Click image to enlarge. My dictionairy shows two definitions for "complicity": 1. being an accomplice 2. (Rare) complexity. Both applied to Akron beauty queen Cynthia George. She was convicted of complicity in the 2001 execution style murder of her secret … Continue reading

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Layoffs

Click image to enlarge. General Motors announced 30,000 more job cuts. The company is under pressure from  Kirk Kirkorian, who according to the Washington Post, owns 9.9% of the company's shares. This reminds me of another old economy company facing … Continue reading

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Ohio Workers Comp Funding

Click image to enlarge. Ohio Republican coin collector and donor, Tom Noe, has been indicted for illegal contributions. In a totally unrelated matter, Workers Comp funds are being re-allocated after millions invested in rare coins went missing.

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Intelligence

Click image to enlarge. The Bush administration took offense at being called intelligence manipulating liars.  Vice President Cheney called the accusations, "revisionism of the most corrupt and shameless variety."  He relied on backbone positive veteran, John McCain, for credibility, "Senator … Continue reading

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Purple Prose

Click image to enlarge. "Oh, that America might see the last of these fish-eyed sacks of loathsome bile and infamy: unwholesome in their birth; repugnant and stench-forming in their decline."  That was Tony Blankley's understated take in the Washington Times … Continue reading

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Follow the leaks

Click image to enlarge. Bob Woodward learned about Valerie Plame, International Woman of Mystery, over 2 years ago from a top administration official who was not Scooter Libby. The famed Watergate sleuth protected his source and kept the information to … Continue reading

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A Look Bok! Signings

Thanks to all who stopped by the Elms Author Author Series in Akron yesterday afternoon for signed copies of my book, A Recent History of the United States in Political Cartoons – A Look Bok! The book covers the period … Continue reading

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