For more than two decades, political cartoonist Steve Kelley has devoted his attention to public officials the way the radiator grille of a tractor-trailer might devote its attention to June bugs. He has delighted readers by consistently consigning office-holders to the one fate they fear most: that of not being taken seriously.
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mikefive said, 6 months ago
Funny ’toon".
lonecat said, 6 months ago
But at least Obama and Boehner want to reach a deal. It’s the radical Republicans who are really driving off the cliff.
Ms. Ima said, 6 months ago
O is looked to by 51% of America to be a ‘leader’. He shouldn’t be pushing off his responsibility to Boehner. He should submit a list of his needs, all he can parrot is ‘tax the rich tax the rich’.
ansonia
said, 6 months ago
@Ms. Ima
Good point.
ansonia
said, 6 months ago
@lonecat
Yes, what are the “radical Republicans” doing to drive off the cliff?
Respectful Troll said, 6 months ago
A story currently underlying this negotiation is called, “the majority of the majority”. It states the republicans will not cast a vote unless a majority of their majority support the legislation. So, even though only a quarter of their members are needed to help the Dems pass the law, that is not enough.
Another issue I’ve heard too little about is the riders and amendments being attached to this bill in a desperate attempt of members to put something for “their” supporters on one of the rare bills to actually travel through the congress. It makes me wonder how much of the problem is the bill of which we hear, and how much is the amendment supporting research to study the mating habits of frogs, the use of a Frissbee as a military weapons, or robot squirrels…all things that have been part of bills in the past.
If the latter is part of the problem, it is another reason why the next President should be given the line item veto.
That car needs to be a SUV and it needs McConnall, Pelosi, Kantnor, & Reid to be on board as well.
George Washington warned us about political parties.
We didn’t listen.
Respectfully,
C.
1opinion said, 6 months ago
No, I am not commenting on the nonsense the trolls keep posting.*
DrCanuck said, 6 months ago
@ScottPM
ScottPM said, “Obama doesn’t want a deal. He wants to do it his way…”
So your point is that he’s playing you Republicans like a cheap fiddle?
I think you have a point there.
ahab
said, 6 months ago
Republicans painted themselves into a corner, and now they are whining. Typical!
mikefive said, 6 months ago
I think that Obama and Boehner were backing away from the cliff, but the extremists on the right sabotaged the car and are now pushing it back toward the cliff.
disgustedtaxpayer said, 6 months ago
Speaker Boehner led the House GOP to pass many bills that would have solved the “fiscal cliff” and “TAXMAGEDDON” all the year of 2012. The GOP has done all the work.
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Boehner is stupid to even get into the vehicle that Obama is steering off the cliff! The GOP members of the House should walk away and let Mr. My Way or the Highway President Obama have his way as he had on the disastrous health bill.
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The taxpayers need to check it out and give the Democrats credit due for ruining any possible economic recovery, IMO.
1opinion said, 6 months ago
@disgustedtaxpayer
^You sound like a delusional person that needs to be kept away from guns and put in a mental health facility.
ahab
said, 6 months ago
Own up to your own creation,the fiscal cliff, oh Republican Congress! http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/12/why-eric-cantors-abscence-is-the-reason-for-hope-for-the-fiscal-cliff-talks-126650/
Robert Landers said, 6 months ago
@HOWGOZIT In actuality. it is the tea party type ultra right wing Republicans that are Speaker Boehner’s greatest enemies, not President Obama.They have absolutely NO intention of ANY kind of compromise under ANY circumstances. However, all pols show that the people of this country are not going to blame President Obama or Speaker Boehner for the negatives of going over the cliff, (and there ARE going to be negatives!).However, perhaps the new Congress will be more willing to compromise as there will be more moderates in it from both parties.Sorry about that, but it IS the simple truth!!
Gypsy8 said, 6 months ago
The weird part is that the extra revenue generated from letting the Bush taxes lapse on the wealthy is completely insufficient to pay for previously unfunded wars, drug benefit, social programs, pork, and subsidies to friends passed by a series of former administrations. Those who decry the need for lower taxes should have thought about that when they opted for wars at several billion dollars per week, etc. All that Shock and Awe gives quite an adrenalin rush at the time, and giving away stuff gets you re-elected, but did they not think this stuff would eventually have to be paid for?
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Heard one of sycophants on Fox News whining about the injustice of increasing taxes on the richest 2%, class warfare, wealth distribution, blah, blah, blah. Then he went on to the reluctance of democrats to reduce spending. From there he lamented that the next thing those lefties will want is to weaken the military.
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America, you’re screwed!