With his singular style, Tom Toles tackles the complex issues of the day. This Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist skillfully targets political, economic and social concerns — in particular complicated environmental issues — with a clear-eyed precision that hits the mark every time.
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Ms. Ima said, 4 months ago
The solution to commuting. Promises never filled. Money wasted.
zoidknight said, 4 months ago
@Ms. Ima
But Obama wants everyone using mass transit. So it is racist and elitist to do otherwise.
Simon_Jester said, 4 months ago
@zoidknight
’Course it is,,,,ALL them monkey-people is durty racists, right Sparky?
masterskrain said, 4 months ago
That’s funny, that exact same App works for Congress getting IT’S act together, as well!
Omnius said, 4 months ago
@Ms. Ima
Little Miss Ima you just can’t stop your limp-wristed conservative crybaby act can you? Mass transit is the way to go for our packed cities, just have to get them to make some improvements so it works better. Unlike the House who can never work at all because Crybaby Boehner and the tea baggers are too lazy.
Omnius said, 4 months ago
@zoidknight
Hey ‘roidknight we all know that you’re racist because of how you hate President Obama. Just another cowardly, lazy and crazy texas gun nut is what you are.
The Wolf In Your Midst said, 4 months ago
@Ms. Ima
What’s the alternative? Putting MORE vehicles on those roads we’re not paying to maintain?
masterskrain said, 4 months ago
@The Wolf In Your Midst
Trust me, you do NOT want to try to put more vehicles on the Washington D.C. beltway during “Rush” Hour!
And yes, I do know that is what you mean!
Having had to drive through a LOT of major Urban areas during heavy traffic hours, anything that can be done to get excess traffic off the roads would be welcome.
Sadly, though, the American mindset seems to be that you HAVE to have your vehicle nearby, no matter where you go.
The next time you are stuck in a traffic jam, on an interstate near a big city, just look around and see how many cars have ONE person in them.
Simon_Jester said, 4 months ago
@masterskrain
The WORST rush-hour traffic I ever had to deal with was in Houston, Texas And you’re talking to guy who’s driven in LA
Night-Gaunt49 said, 4 months ago
@Ms. Ima
When you do something poorly of course it will be that way. The idea is sound and it does work in Houston.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 4 months ago
@zoidknight
Only in you distorted mind. Actually it would be prudent, cost effective and lower pollution which means you could live longer.
Radish
said, 4 months ago
Toles is reffering to his local metro system which never seems to work. It has nothing to do with Obama, its just the right wing turkeys who can’t stop their fixation on the president from spewing out everywhere.
hippogriff said, 4 months ago
Simon_Jester: Never signal for a lane change in Austin. They will burn rubber to cut you off. I had a Californian say that what you have heard about his state’s traffic is correct – but Austin’s worse.
And my knees don’t work right because a corporate lawyer thought 50+ mph was the proper speed to run a red light in downtown Dallas. Wasn’t even ticketed because the police “didn’t see it happen” even though they were the ones establishing the speed. They didn’t like my question of what the real murder rate is in Dallas since few police actually witness the crime.
jack75287 said, 4 months ago
Ok Toles, I don’t care about the Washington DC Metro. No body outside of DC does and that is the 99%.
ahab
said, 4 months ago
@Simon_Jester
Houston traffic is like a brief visit to Hades, then when you get to a hotel in Houston, you start looking for cloven hooves.