Wow, although I agree that this cartoon is ‘fair and balanced’ i would never say that it came from Fox News. Which is neither fair or balanced, or even news.
D.C. has always been a side-show mirror, where reality rarely intrudes. The teeter totter has been around at least since Jackson, and they’ve never taken to wearing helmets for protection.
At least he hasn’t taken on that tribute to Washington, the national phallic symbol.
Whoever thought that everything “should” be bipartisan doesn’t even begin to understand representative government. Bipartisanship exists only when things are uncontroversial (like the Afghanistan and Iraq war votes!). Other than that, our representatives are not supposed to “get things done” for their own sakes! We elect them to say NO to the other side for a reason.
@ Scott So you’re saying we should have lost to the British during the American Revolution since Republicans fought for the side of the British (whigs is what you were called back in the day). Is that it? Same ideologies, different crown.
And i bet you would have loved for the south to have won that war since we all know how you guys despise the negro. Newsflash: The Union Won! And no, they were not republicans. Pick up a history book. “But Lincoln was a republican!” In title probably, but his policies were left wing to the extreme.
And if the states were 100% democrat why would a bunch of mugwump good ol’ boys with hoodies on their heads like yourself place the confederate flag at your front door? Again, pick up a history book.
scott, if you’re going to judge the Democratic Party (and you’re not helping your case with the “Demoncrat” thing) as the party of the Civil War rather than that of FDR and JFK (let alone Andrew Jackson), then are you going to judge the Republicans only as the party of Lincoln and not as the party of Bush, Bush, Gingrich, and Palin?
toasteroven over 14 years ago
I’d like to see Toles draw a version of the Capitol building that doesn’t look like it’s either melting, or sinking into the earth.
tomcib over 14 years ago
The way things are going, both occupants could be from the same party. Cheers!
a.c.d over 14 years ago
Wow, although I agree that this cartoon is ‘fair and balanced’ i would never say that it came from Fox News. Which is neither fair or balanced, or even news.
Kylop over 14 years ago
Tom, good work as usual. Thank you!
comYics over 14 years ago
Nice view Tom Toles :)).
Dtroutma over 14 years ago
D.C. has always been a side-show mirror, where reality rarely intrudes. The teeter totter has been around at least since Jackson, and they’ve never taken to wearing helmets for protection.
At least he hasn’t taken on that tribute to Washington, the national phallic symbol.
Herbabee over 14 years ago
If TT draws the Capitol Bldg. crooked, perhaps this is an instance of art imitating life?
toasteroven over 14 years ago
If it weren’t for the fact that Toles draws most of his people in the same manner (triangular, tilted, and melty), I might say yes.
But for now, I’m putting it down to bad art.
JPBecker over 14 years ago
What Republican, those are two Democrats! 1 Senator and 1 Rep. ! And we can only hope the “Capitol” sinks maybe then we can get things down!!
HabaneroBuck over 14 years ago
Whoever thought that everything “should” be bipartisan doesn’t even begin to understand representative government. Bipartisanship exists only when things are uncontroversial (like the Afghanistan and Iraq war votes!). Other than that, our representatives are not supposed to “get things done” for their own sakes! We elect them to say NO to the other side for a reason.
benbrilling over 14 years ago
Lobbiests are all for buy-partisinship.
d_legendary1 over 14 years ago
@ Scott So you’re saying we should have lost to the British during the American Revolution since Republicans fought for the side of the British (whigs is what you were called back in the day). Is that it? Same ideologies, different crown.
And i bet you would have loved for the south to have won that war since we all know how you guys despise the negro. Newsflash: The Union Won! And no, they were not republicans. Pick up a history book. “But Lincoln was a republican!” In title probably, but his policies were left wing to the extreme.
And if the states were 100% democrat why would a bunch of mugwump good ol’ boys with hoodies on their heads like yourself place the confederate flag at your front door? Again, pick up a history book.
Motivemagus over 14 years ago
scott, if you’re going to judge the Democratic Party (and you’re not helping your case with the “Demoncrat” thing) as the party of the Civil War rather than that of FDR and JFK (let alone Andrew Jackson), then are you going to judge the Republicans only as the party of Lincoln and not as the party of Bush, Bush, Gingrich, and Palin?
Dmajor over 14 years ago
Oooh, that’s gonna leave a bruise!