Rob Rogers is the award-winning editorial cartoonist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. His cartoons have been vexing and entertaining readers in Pittsburgh since 1984. Syndicated by United Feature Syndicate, Rogers’ work also appears in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today and Newsweek, among others.
Rogers has also been the curator of three national cartoon exhibitions, Too Hot to Handle: Creating Controversy through Political Cartoons (2003) and Drawn To The Summit: A G-20 Exhibition Of Political Cartoons (2009), both at The Andy Warhol Museum, and Bush Leaguers: Cartoonists Take on the White House (2007) at the American University Museum. Rogers is an active member (and past president) of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. His work received the 2000 Thomas Nast Award from the Overseas Press Club, the 1995 National Headliner Award, and numerous Golden Quills. In 1999 he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
In 2009, Rogers celebrated 25 years as a Pittsburgh editorial cartoonist with the release of his book, No Cartoon Left Behind: The Best of Rob Rogers, published by Carnegie Mellon University Press.
He is currently serving as board president of the ToonSeum, a cartoon museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Uncle Joe said, 2 months ago
Karzai was hand picked by the Bush administration. Heckuva job, Dubbya!
I wonder if Karzai has picked a nation for his retirement. He’s a dead man if he stays in Afghainistan.
Michael wme said, 2 months ago
@Uncle Joe
He’s clearly figured out that the US retirement plan for its puppets is the same as the USSR retirement plan, and he’s learned enough that he’s desperately trying NOT to end up like the USSR puppet did: His public statements clearly show that he’s been applying for a position with the Taliban, so they’ll give him a better retirement party than they gave the Soviet puppet. (It remains to be seen if he’ll succeed.)
Respectful Troll said, 2 months ago
The cartoon presents the clearest reason why we need to bring our sons and daughters out of that nation. I will grieve for the women and girls when our people go. I will be pained for the moderate Muslims, Christians, and others who will become victims of the conservative Muslims and Taliban. I will regret the loss of lives and resources our nation provided to a corrupt leadership.
I will also rejoice to have my neighbors home where they can use their training and discipline to help move our nation forward in greater safety. Perhaps they can become the replacements for the legislators who care more about themselves than their constituents. American loves patriots.
Respectfully,
C.
Ms. Ima said, 2 months ago
Not until O got elected.
ghostkeeper said, 2 months ago
Whoever the Americans support become their enemies after 10 years, so this is right on schedule. America can’t live without an enemy. “We need a them, because that excuses us.”
ossiningaling said, 2 months ago
A few more steps and he’ll be one league under the sea.
masterskrain said, 2 months ago
I seem to remember saying something about a “Quagmire” about a week after the first American Troops were deployed to Afghanistan, and being soundly berated for the comparison to Vietnam.
Not to say “I told you so”, but…
Adrian Snare said, 2 months ago
@Respectful Troll
And, we love you, RT.
an emotional response, and I stick with it.
We should have listened to the Russians…a generation ago..
Mhic Dhu Ghaill
said, 2 months ago
If we had just left it to the Northern Alliance warlords after the Talibums were thrown out all would be just fine…but nooooo. We wanted a “stable democracy”
David
said, 2 months ago
We are engaged in discussions with the Taliban regarding a peaceful transition, etc… But that doesn’t get Condi’s pet Karzei or the rest of them off the war criminal list.
Radish
said, 2 months ago
How’s that nation building thingy goin for ya?
David
said, 2 months ago
@Mhic Dhu Ghaill
We wanted a “stable democracy”
“We” (i.e. Dick-Bush) wanted to be a “war president” and prove “we” could nation build on a budget of <$100Billion.
Idiots, After 4000+ American lives, 100,000+ local lives and somewhere between $1.4 and $7.7 Trillion they deserve to be tried for treason here and their war crimes in the Hague.
Cost: at least $1.4T expended to date and over $7T if you add interest to the added debt and include the extra veteran health benefits for physical and mental wounds. Did you ever wonder why Bushie tried to limit veteran health benefits? This is why.
masterskrain said, 2 months ago
Oh well, what’s a few thousand lives on both sides as long as Halliburton made a huge profit??
THAT’S what was most important to shrub and HIS BOSS, Darth Cheney!
disgustedtaxpayer said, 2 months ago
Unbelievable, @David posts with very selective memories.
Bush had his term planned for domestic issues, and most certainly did not want war, did not plan war, and did not Fail the Duty of a president who takes an Oath to defend the USA and our Constitution and our way of life. Our Constitution put the First and Priority Duty=Defense.
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Congress controls Veteran Benefits and unfortunately our nation has a record of slighting war veterans since the Revolutionary War to win independence from England.
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War is costly. But refusing to defend and foreign occupations are more costly. Why don’t you rabid Anti-War citizens leave for some other “Peaceful” spot on this earth???? And when you find that “Peaceful spot”, be sure to write and let the rest of us know where it is!
David
said, 2 months ago
selective memories?
wow… talk about calling the kettle Black, Nancy. I talk fact, you talk interpretation. Afghanistan attacked us, no one except Bush and those he fooled thought Iraq had WMD’s. He’s the one who pushed how cheap the war would be. It was Repug congressmen led by Bush who pushed the VA reforms, whch was prevented by true cons as well as dems. No hope for you.
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