Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau

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  1. bell3rose1a

    bell3rose1a said, about 1 year ago

    Eight years of this administration is like being on “Survivor”.

  2. Frida Bonita

    Frida Bonita said, about 1 year ago

    Let’s hope VOTE for a change so we don’t have another 4+ of this.

  3. PappaTex

    PappaTex said, about 1 year ago

    Hell yeah! Let’s all vote for Obama so he can take money away from the people that actually worked hard, made good decisions, applied themselves, and earned it, and give it to people that did nothing for it.

    When the people that own the businesses that all these unmotivated, uneducated, “American Idol” fans work for have to trim expenses because of the increased tax expenses, where do you think they start? With all these people that voted the guy into office to make these tax increases.

    Way to go guys, you just voted yourself out of a job.

  4. Nipponkid

    Nipponkid said, about 1 year ago

    Tex…we get it your republican. Your name told me that before i even looked at your comment…

  5. PappaTex

    PappaTex said, about 1 year ago

    No, actually, I’m a libertarian. When you put either of the major parties platform to a consitutional test, both fail miserably. I voted early, and didn’t vote for either McCain or Obama.

    Sorry to disappoint ya.

  6. The_Jerk_Store

    The_Jerk_Store said, about 1 year ago

    Right, Grokenstein!! Let’s all vote for Bob Barr. MMMmm! Libertarianism! Let’s all disconnect from the grid and refuse mail deliveries and water. Wouldn’t that be grand? Tell you what, if you hate the entire structure of representative civilian government so much, why don’t you and Pappa Tex move to the Isle of Mann, or the Caymans, or some tax-free lala land, and spare the rest of us your whining about “guv’mint”. God save us from the friggin’ libertarians.

  7. attyush

    attyush said, about 1 year ago

    Your choices are:
    Giant Douche
    Turd Sandwich

    Vote on 4th and then repent in leisure.

  8. JonD17

    JonD17 said, about 1 year ago

    (knowin” I’m gonna regret this)
    Uhm PappaTex, isn’t that pretty much what the current Republican led Regime has done with the Wall St bailout and such. Ipersonally think it was the “american idol” fans who put Bush into office anyway.

  9. RussellNash

    RussellNash said, about 1 year ago

    I’ve asked this every single place I’ve seen someone scream about Libertarianism and I’ve yet to get an answer.

    Can any Libertarian explain to me how our current situation would be better if we had had less regulation? If you look around the world, you see that the more regulation a country had, the less they were hurt by this collapse.

    Canada was just rated by the World Bank as the most stable banking system in the world. Their regulation is stifling next to ours, but hardly anyone up there is losing their house.

  10. Doctor Toon

    Doctor ToonGenius_badge said, about 1 year ago

    We could seriously use a third party that has a viable platform, but sadly none currently exists. I think I’ll run in 2012: The All-Night Party.

  11. cfortunato

    cfortunatoGenius_badge said, about 1 year ago

    PappaTex says:

    Hell yeah! Let’s all vote for Obama so he can take money away from the people that actually worked hard, made good decisions, applied themselves, and earned it, and give it to people that did nothing for it.]]

    Another jerk who thinks that the middle class and the working class doesn’t work, when, of course, they’re the ones who drive the whole economy.

    I guess the guy above believes that the middle class is good enough to bail out the banks, but not good enough to get a small tax cut.

    And I guess he believes that only people who net more than $600,000 a year actually work hard, and everybody else in unmotivated and uneducated.

    Well, don’t worry, you elitist slob: the “unmotivated, uneducated” middle class is about to kick you right-wingers out of power. Like you deserve.

  12. Nipponkid

    Nipponkid said, about 1 year ago

    Lmao cfortunato. Nice

  13. Doctor Toon

    Doctor ToonGenius_badge said, about 1 year ago

    The silly thing about this whole discussion is the fact that Obama is not really proposing “raising” the taxes on the rich. He wants to ELIMINATE a TAX CUT they never should have gotten in the first place.

  14. Bluedyscotty

    Bluedyscotty said, about 1 year ago

    The party’s abandoned Bush. They’d abandon McCain before he even set foot in office. They just want to fill the void until they can try to push ‘Fargo’ Palin and her hubby into office. Bush wrecked the White House. Hang onto your hats for the last few months of deregulation yet to come.

  15. txmystic

    txmysticGenius_badge said, about 1 year ago

    I love the burst screw flying out of Bush’s icon when he mentions the McCain hugs.

  16. OshkoshJohn

    OshkoshJohn said, about 1 year ago

    Tex,

    I hope you understand that a vote for Libertarian Bob Barr is equivalent to a vote for Ralph Nader or a vote for Ron Paul or any other of the downward-charting members of the slate. Thanks for helping Barack Obama!

  17. bubbie7

    bubbie7 said, about 1 year ago

    This year for the first time in 60+ years I’m voting a straight Democratic ticket. From the pres,senate,house, guv,mayor dog catcher. Then at least I’ll know who to blame if things don’t improve

  18. Frida Bonita

    Frida Bonita said, about 1 year ago

    Doesn’t the interior shot look like terra from Gone With the Wind post civil war?

  19. Doctor Toon

    Doctor ToonGenius_badge said, about 1 year ago

    Bubbie, I did the same thing. I used to lean republican, but Colin Powell was right. The party is going the wrong direction and catering to all the wrong type of people. Looks like a very strong message is going to be sent this year. In the long run it may be good for the right. Maybe they can rediscover themselves.

  20. longtimecomicsfan

    longtimecomicsfan said, about 1 year ago

    PoppaText:

    Hell yeah! Let’s all vote for Obama so he can take money away from the people that actually worked hard, made good decisions, applied themselves, and earned it, and give it to people that did nothing for it.

    You mean the investment bankers or AIG? Only market losses should be socialized, right?

    I would welcome the opportunity to pay 3% more in taxes on my personal income over $250K, if it would only restore the 40% of my 401K that was sacrificed at the altar of financial market deregulation.

  21. Susan001

    Susan001 said, about 1 year ago

    One thing I’ve never understood during the past 8 years:
    Why has Garry chosen to represent Bush with the helmet (rapidly deteriorating) of a Roman centurion? Wouldn’t it have been more effective to depict him with the laurel wreath (steadily losing leaves) of a Roman emperor?
    BTW, where is my “lover”–UncaAlby? Don’t tell me that GoComics has actually SUCCEEDED in banning him fron these threads!

  22. jackofstories

    jackofstories said, about 1 year ago

    The helmet is meant to represent the helmet of Mars, the god of war.

  23. Frida Bonita

    Frida Bonita said, about 1 year ago

    The roman military helmet seems quiet fitting for W

    He was going to do daddy proud and be a hero by righting what went wrong during Desert Storm

    The laurel wreath would have been worn by great spokesmen and we all know how far from reality that would be. W isn’t going down in the annals of history as one of our great speakers.; A war monger yes, an orator, no.

  24. Frida Bonita

    Frida Bonita said, about 1 year ago

    Unc said,

    Yes, and we “get it” that no one is welcome here unless they’re a left-wing Democrat who bows at the Altar of Obama.

    1st, that is not true. We had a lively and somewhat intellectual conversation over the weekend with out name calling or snide remarks.

    2nd, you are on liberal turf, what do you expect?

    3rd, *WHY ARE YOU HERE?

    You think you’re gonna convert us? I think you like being a smart ‘ass’

  25. NoFearPup

    NoFearPupGenius_badge said, about 1 year ago

    One point makes this pseudo-comic biography totally a waste of publishing paper,ink or bytes : Trudeau totally misses Bush’s most likely motivations - He just aint that vain. This is another case of Dems projecting their petty philosophy on everyone else.

  26. Frida Bonita

    Frida Bonita said, about 1 year ago

    I think the ironic part IS that he’s wearing a helmet but as we all know, he is invisible, ie. no substance. That seems very clear and very accurate.

  27. Frida Bonita

    Frida Bonita said, about 1 year ago

    I don’t think anyone thinks he is vain, just misguided and out of step with reality.

  28. Frida Bonita

    Frida Bonita said, about 1 year ago

    I do believe the president is the commander- in-chief, hence the helmet of a roman warrior should be apt. We, the U S of A , are an empire and our ruler is seen as such. What we’ve seen is all the costume and props but no real leadership.

  29. NoFearPup

    NoFearPupGenius_badge said, about 1 year ago

    Trudeau could have just ran one panel consecutively over the last eight years - with a caption that said “Bush sucks - 51% are idiots.” If we could move this fossil along maybe some young cartoonist can take his place.

  30. Nipponkid

    Nipponkid said, about 1 year ago

    Frida Bonita is down in my good books. :^)

  31. bell3rose1a

    bell3rose1a said, about 1 year ago

    Look it’s simple, the U.S.Of A. has been hard to starboard for all these many years. Now it is time for a correction. Let someone else up at bat, the Republicans stuck out, what other metaphors, similes, and etcetera are needed to explain what’s happening.

  32. Orgelspieler

    Orgelspieler said, about 1 year ago

    Frida - all it needs is for Laura Bush to make a ball gown out of those drapes.

  33. Alexus_The_Great

    Alexus_The_Great said, about 1 year ago

    Susan et al: Garry started to use the helmet to portray GWB after the Iraq war, as an ironic resemblance of Mars the god of war.
    And, YES, it is empty with no substance and GWB is represented with an asterisc (and we all know that an asterisc can represent anything…
    And, yes, the helmet has been under constant deterioration, matching closely the deteriorated US image…
    In my opinion, it has nothing to do with the Empire or the Emperor…

  34. NoFearPup

    NoFearPupGenius_badge said, about 1 year ago

    The asterisk also goes back to GB sr. and the Reagan years - which is why Trudeau should move on already!!!

  35. Skulker

    Skulker said, about 1 year ago

    NoFearPup says:
    One point makes this pseudo-comic biography totally a waste of publishing paper,ink or bytes : Trudeau totally misses Bush’s most likely motivations - He just aint [sic] that vain. This is another case of Dems projecting their petty philosophy on everyone else.
     
    The asterisk also goes back to GB sr. and the Reagan years - which is why Trudeau should move on already!!!
     
    I suppose when one’s belief system is being challenged you are running out of valid defensive arguments it would feel uncomfortable and one would want to move on or change the subject.
    Much easier than examining a belief system.