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The last time I did back to back obit cartoons the subjects were Ronald Reagan and Ray Charles. 
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Coincidence?  I think not.

This is my last post for the year.  See you in 2007.

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Obituary cartoons are challenging.  You don't want to be sappy but it's also not the best time to go for the throat.

In James Brown's case there was a lot to work with. He served two jail terms, invented funk, was the Godfather of Soul, led black pride with "Say it Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud", and was a Richard Nixon supporter.

I knew I would be drawing his hair.

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Bush seems to support a surge in troop levels.  Even Harry Reid is cool with the idea. 

The president seemed jolted by a surge of his own, however, when a reporter asked him if he would override advice from his generals on the subject.

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Jimmy Carter has a new book with a provocative title.  I'm in no position to quibble with provocation. What bugs me about "America's best ex-pres" is that every time I turn on the tube he is bravely blabbering that he's being silenced by the Jews.

For reviews go here, here, here, and here.

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Religious civil war spread as 7 Virginia parishes  broke away from the Episcopal Church because of decadent western behavior.

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The Iraq Study Group recommends giving the Golan Heights back to Syria and talking with Iran. Ahmadinejad hosted a  Holocaust Denier Convention this week in Tehran.  He again called for Israel's destruction.  Unless David Duke is a member of the ISG, a golden chatting opportunity was missed.

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Good news.  As I suspected, Global Warming isn't man-made.  It's made by cow farts.

It's true.  There is a 400 page U.N. study to prove it.

Contact Gary Larson to learn if the crisis is worsened when cows light their methane emissions.

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Scotland Yard has concluded a 3 year investigation into the death of Princess Diana.  No conspiracies (her driver was drunk), although U.S. intelligence did bug her phone.