Bob Gorrell for October 18, 2021

The middle ground, circa 1970, was about 10 paces behind where the donkey is now. The GQP won’t step even a silly millimeter toward anything the Dems offer, and every time they DO offer something, the GQP backs up.

Is it necessary to label the sides as Left and Right ? . . . /S

Theres none

Tim Edo get rid of the GOP. Then we can get things done.

From the point of view of your northern neighbour, the US has got the right, and the far right. Democrats aren’t left of anything, other than the Trumplicans.

At one time there was a bridge there, but Mitch sold it to the highest bidder.

Interesting that a cartoonist who is usually pandering to right-wing mouth foamers is suddenly bemoaning the perceived lack of moderation.

“Holy moly, are those stars down there?”

The middle has been missing since Moscow Mitch has been driving the train

17/108

Same elephant facing sideways as:

https://www.gocomics.com/bobgorrell/2020/12/08

Same donkey head as:

https://www.gocomics.com/bobgorrell/2017/03/29

the donkey’s body is the same as the elephants, only squished a bit and the shirt collar moved up.

same cliff as:

https://www.gocomics.com/bobgorrell/2018/09/04

with the far edge removed.

Same “the left and right sure are far apart huh? idea” as

https://www.gocomics.com/bobgorrell/2018/03/13

https://www.gocomics.com/bobgorrell/2013/10/08

https://www.gocomics.com/bobgorrell/2011/07/27

If republicans can’t agree to help end the pandemic by urging their supporters to get vaccinated, there’s no middle ground.

If republicans can’t agree to investigate 1/6 because they’re trying to gaslight everyone in the thinking the insurrectionists were just tourists, there’s no middle ground.

if republicans can’t agree that Americans have a right to vote, and instead keep passing laws to make it harder to vote, there’s no middle ground.

as long as republicans pledge their loyalties to Trump, there’s no middle ground.

Thought Biden was going to bridge that gap.

There is no middle ground anymore, it’s either my way or the highway! Trumpisum at its best

The psychopath confederate republican extremist liars want to destroy American democracy.

Only the Dems govern.

The republicans have always believed no Democrat can be a legal president… I would opine that same attitude includes any government official. When Obama was elected, their heads nearly exploded. A second term blew them away. Their watchword was obstruct, obstruct, obstruct. Their goal was to make Obama a lame duck the first day of his presidency. Didn’t work. Trump gave them permission to shed any ethics, morals, or patriotism for the country. Most have have shown themselves to be as narcissistic and malignant as their cult leader.

the republicans have built their “representation” on mis-information, gerrymandered districts, and a malformed senate

the real middle ground is what the media calls the left

what the washington middle ground want to build is more pork, infrastructure built on sand

Since Nixon , to conservatives/republicans, I have gone from being moderate right to being a far left socialist lib-tard communist without changing one position.

Bob, you needed to draw the phant actively digging and shoveling his ground into the pit. But that would have taken effort.

You’ve successfully dissolved it… and some of you are doing all you can to dissolve it further.

Gorrell hates democracy, like all Trump Disciples and wants to destroy it in America.

This cartoon is at least not a LIE in the sense that Gorrell does not pretend there is any middle ground to be had.

The LIE is, of course, the implication of both sides do it — equally.

Republicans have been undercutting American democracy since Reagan.

Republicans want to end 240 years of American democracy so they can have a lying racist thieving cult dictator.

I remember how, every time that Obama tried to meet the republicans half way they took a step back.

I’m beginning to believe that a middle ground is not even possible any more. I continue to be disgusted with both parties for not even trying to get there any more. Their petty little egos are hurting all of us.

Where’s the middle ground? In the middle of the Democratic Party. Republicans are far and away from mainstream America.

Friendly reminder: Republicans are traitors.

That’s coarse ground.

It’s away-way over to the left. The gap here is the old far right. But of course, the Dems take the bait.