Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for September 08, 2019

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    BE THIS GUY  over 4 years ago

    No, the magic word is MOOLA.

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    scaryharpy.  over 4 years ago

    yes, bingo.

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    DennisinSeattle Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Goat has a good point. This schmuck must have the same name as a big-bucks lobbyist.

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 4 years ago

    Pig going crazy over the magic word is like Pee-Wee Herman going crazy over the same thing.

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    Jesy Bertz Premium Member over 4 years ago

    There are too many Koch addicts in Congress.

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    B UTTONS  over 4 years ago

    … left out: free uber-special healthcare for life beginning the first minute of being a senator (none of that ObamaCare that cost a fortune for the average citizen and provides diddly coverage); free pension beginning the first minute of being a senator.

    I need to be re-elected so that each new class does not subtract from what I got, and don’t get more either.

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    kaffekup   over 4 years ago

    That’s pretty much what I always say, now that Money is Speech.

    Bill Gates and I both request a meeting with my Senator: who gets in first, and who stays longer? If I even get in?

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    Bilan  over 4 years ago

    So unrealistic … why would a politician even bother talking to a constituent?

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    rekam Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Only if they’re somebody like Representative Raul Ruiz.

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    Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 4 years ago

    A very trenchant analysis.

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    Breadboard  over 4 years ago

    Just because a loud mouth thinks some thing is right does not make it right. Tis all Point of View. Everyone has a different point view of what is right. …. Croc Power!

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    mjb515  over 4 years ago

    This is why we are supposed to have a government with very limited powers because paragons of virtue are not the normal sort drawn to politics.

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    Masterskrain Premium Member over 4 years ago

    By the way…. SOMEONE is finally reading Pearls Before Swine to Individual #1, and he’s REALLY inspired by it! Before, all he could do was look at the pictures…

    AND HERE’S PROOF… https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2016/10/10?ct=v&cti=1028422

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    Snolep  over 4 years ago

    Can you imagine what shape the country would be in if that “all about you” philosophy were applied to the executive branch?!

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    jessie d. Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Tis a cop out. Where is the Sergeant-at-Arms when you need him? In the Senate cafeteria chugging down the infamous Senate Bean soup. Well, it sustains Malingering Mitch, the best election insecurity that money can buy.

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    katzenbooks45  over 4 years ago

    I’m gonna take two weeks, gonna have a fine vacation. I’m gonna take my problem to the United Nations. Well, I called my congressman and he said, quote, “I’d like to help you son but you’re too young to vote.” Sometimes I wonder what I’m a gonna do, But there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues. – Eddie Cochran

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    b.john71  over 4 years ago

    ..and the duck will drop down and give you $50.00…

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    andyboda  over 4 years ago

    “Should I write a letter to my Congressman?” E.Y.Harburg by way of The Chad Mitchell Trio, “Rhymes for the Irreverent”

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    Zebrastripes  over 4 years ago

    If it weren’t for bribes, American politicians would not be quitting their day jobs! Greedy, narcissistic, liars!

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    Snoots  over 4 years ago

    Take it one step further: the congressmen are heavily vested in big business, which is why insurance companies rule the medical industry instead of doctors, real estate is sky high, we’re still using fossil fuels instead of water (or alternatives) to run our cars, and ridiculous food prices cause people to go hungry.

    Good job, Congress!

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    jtt  over 4 years ago

    Meanwhile, some still think the government is here to help, that socialism is a good idea, and that the Bern is our savior. And that if you disagree with any of that, you’re clearly racist. And so it goes.

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    jhroos  over 4 years ago

    Politicians and the ultra rich have become an American Aristocracy! They play by (and profoundly profit by) a vastly different set of rules than do the common folks. History teaches us that numerous times in the past just such behavior was eventually overthrown by angry revolutions. I can’t help but think that’s where we’re heading once again.

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    VICTOR PROULX  over 4 years ago

    PACS are a way for Congress to launder stolen money. They pass a bill that gives tax dollars to a corporation or group, and the corporation – or group – gives some of the money back to Congress via a PAC

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    Radish the wordsmith  over 4 years ago

    Mr Rat goes to Washington.

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    Commanderbunbun  over 4 years ago

    You’ve taken all the fun out of reading the funnies. Why are they called funnies?

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    Agapostemon  over 4 years ago

    I’ve met one of my Senators. I got involved in a local citizens group and we went to ask him to support withdrawing from Iraq. He was polite but noncommittal. Needless to say, it was years before the exit finally happened, but at least we tried.That involvement has led to meeting several elected representatives, especially at the civic level. If meeting your members of Congress is important to you, one way to move in that direction is to find your local Indivisible group.

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    Dacker  Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Must have been a state Senator.

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    tripwire45  over 4 years ago

    Exactly how government works, and don’t give me any baloney about Republicans vs. Democrats because it’s all the same.

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    mattro65  over 4 years ago

    I wonder how many of those who bitterly complain about government vote, contact their federal or state legislators and get involved with local governments?

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    darlabass  over 4 years ago

    I was in a major car accident in March. Spent 4 days in IC and another 3 learning how to deal with 2 broken arms, dressing myself, etc. My hospital bill was $500,000. As a musician, I didn’t have health coverage until the ACA. I am forever grateful that I did have coverage and I was able to get the best care without the worry of losing my home.

    Funny how the nay-sayers sound an awful like the folks who thought Social Security was a bad thing when it was enacted.

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    marilynnbyerly  over 4 years ago

    For all the bad that many believe politicians do, lots of good is done, too, on a small scale. My former sister-in-law was trapped in her native country because of a passport problem, and our US Senator got her out. That man was often a political jerk, but I voted for him until he retired. The politicians with awesome public services offices like this are the ones who keep getting voted back in.

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    JPuzzleWhiz  over 4 years ago

    You can replace the word “Senator” in the strip with “President” and it would still apply. Perhaps even better.

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    CoffeeLvr  over 4 years ago

    During the summer of 1969 I took a bus tour with maybe 30 other church youth from NW Missouri. After a morning of study in an upstairs classroom at the United Methodist Building on Capital Hill, we met with our Senator Tom Eagleton around a large conference table. Photos were taken and published in the micro local newspapers (county wide circulation.) I don’t remember much of the discussion, but we were concerned about Vietnam, and civil rights. So this average person interacted with a US Senator. I also have met some of my Representatives, but not substantively.

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    Vlad Taltos  over 4 years ago

    “But if I don’t get reelected, then I can’t do MORE of the right thing!” “You haven’t done ANY of the right thing!” “Yes, but I fully intend to do so next term, so make sure to vote for me!”

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    Concretionist  over 4 years ago

    It’s a great job, if you can stand the coworkers; and the only requirement to keep the job is to be re-elected. Which makes that the only thing that gets worked on. Moola is just a means to that end. Though it is worth noting that almost nobody leaves their (federal) office worth less than a $million.

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    Sisyphos  over 4 years ago

    Calm down, Pig! “You” are a loser! A senator wouldn’t waste the time to con you. The Balloon Effect is for serious Average Citizens only….

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    DebUSNRet Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Nashville

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    AidanHolmes  over 4 years ago

    And to think people want a bigger government.

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