Since 1983, Bob Gorrell has been an editorial cartoonist in Richmond, Va. first with the Richmond News Leader and then, starting in 1992, with the Richmond Times-Dispatch. On January 1, 1998, he resigned from the Times-Dispatch to concentrate on syndicated editorial cartoons and comic panel features for Creators Syndicate.
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Gypsy8 said, 6 months ago
George’s legacy will last a long time – a president so incompetent he almost destroyed economies. The question now is whether congress will co-operate in the recovery.
Respectful Troll said, 6 months ago
Gypsy, whether or not I agree with you…(and I do)
That was then, this is now.
No matter who left the water on in the tub, it’s going to take both parties and a whole nation of citizens to mop up the mess. Every time a person points to the past, they fail to look to the future. The past is a source of information, it tells us what we did that worked or didn’t work. The future is where we put those lessons to work.
This is where we are NOW. What will those we’ve elected, PARTICULARLY the legislature, do to move us forward.
Respectfully,
C.
Ulan said, 6 months ago
The view into the past helps determine, where one is headed and is therefore base for deciding what correction it takes to go on. decisions in the past that were bad can and have to be corrected.
DrCanuck said, 6 months ago
America’s problems will not be solved until they realize this is no longer an argument between Liberals and Conservatives or between Republicans and Democrats. It is now an argument between intelligent, educated moderates of both parties against the ignorant hard-right lunatic fringe.
dtroutma
said, 6 months ago
The REAL effort, and change, needs to be from MR. Boehner, and Senator McConnell, to finally lead with some dignity, and intelligence, lacking for the last four years.
lonecat said, 6 months ago
@DrCanuck
Who are the intelligent, educated moderates of the Republican party? I’m not saying there are none, I just want to know who they are, and where they were in the last election cycle. I heard David Frum (arguing against Mary Matalin) last night, and I heard Condoliza Rice this morning, both of them saying that the party needs to open up to the changing demographic, but neither one saying that they need to change any fundamental policy.
wbr said, 6 months ago
dr canuck Who are the intelligent, educated moderates of the Democrat party? I hear senator murray cheering for fiscal cliff.
heymikey80 said, 6 months ago
Libs: “Bush was so powerful, he left a legacy Obama can never reverse.”
Conservatives: “Libs had too much XTC in college.”
The reality is too obvious.
DrCanuck said, 6 months ago
@lonecat
lonecat said, "Who are the intelligent, educated moderates of the Republican party? "
They’re all in hiding. Ashamed of what their party has become.
DrCanuck said, 6 months ago
@HOWGOZIT
If Obama is supposed to be the Leader, then Boehner and McConnell are supposed to be the Followers. And so are you.
You wanna get on that?
coraryan
said, 6 months ago
Obama had 4 years to fix things, spent a lot of time playing golf & burning up jet fuel running around in his 747. He needs to grow a backbone & stop blaming Pres. Bush for everything. He now OWNS the problems. Raising taxes on people over $250,000 is stupid. In NYC or California, that’s your mortgage payment for Heaven’s sake. Make it a million and he might get some cooperation from the smarter people! (Republicans)
Gypsy8 said, 6 months ago
@coraryan
“…..Raising taxes on people over $250,000 is stupid……”
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So you want to safeguard the income of the wealthy, despite a burgeoning deficit, ongoing foreign wars at $2 billion per week, and a multitude of committed spending. That’s safeguarding the income of Buffet, Gates, Trump, every player in the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB, every movie star, most hedge fund managers, most congressmen, and on and on. Some, like Buffet, Gates, and others want to pay more taxes because they are smart people and realize it is necessary for the good of the nation. You, who I presume is not a rich man, want to safeguard the income of the rich for what reason – so you and the middle class can pay more? Or no one pays and the nation goes bankrupt? Its beyond bizarre, its incredibly stupid.
mickey1339
said, 6 months ago
@DrCanuck
You miss the entire point of the structure of the republic. Obama as president traditionally sets a direction and proposes programs. He is but one (albeit powerful) arm of our government. Ried, McConnell, Boehner, and Pelosi are leaders of their party within their legislative bodies. They represent the embodiment of the people in introducing their own programs, changing ones the president puts forth or denying him altogether. That is the way (simplistic view) that it is supposed to work in our Constitutional Republic.
Tigger
said, 6 months ago
@Gypsy8
Buffet, Gates, Evvery Sprots Player and 90% of the Hollywood Elite back Obama
Tigger
said, 6 months ago
This is Obama’s fault for his failure to Veto the Bill extending the Bush Tax Cuts passed by the Democrat Controlled House and Democrat Controlled Senate in late December 2010.