The Spirit of Compromise

India ink on bristol board; digital colors

Sure, the specific terms aren't as apocalyptic as anticipated, but one could just as well argue that the GOP's principal objective all along was to erode the administration's public standing (and faith in government as a whole; the Tea Party is another [crazy] story altogether). If that was the case, then they have categorically succeeded, and not for want of help from Mr. Obama. It's a shame that we're the ones who have to pay for it.

Those disembodied heads are supposed to be jellyfish, by the way, since there's no way Pelosi and Reid belong to phylum chordata.

War Elephant, Driven by a Madman

India ink on bristol board; digital colors

What's the difference between Boehner and the Tea Party Republicans' respective debt ceiling resolutions? One's recreational amputation, the other's butchery. Either way, Obama's lackadaisical, unimaginative response has been disappointing, to say the least.

Statesman, What of Thy Hands?

Indian ink on bristol board; digital colors; click to enlarge

In light of the current crisis of parliamentary democracy, I thought a cartoon informed by Boris Artzybasheff's Plowman, What of Thy Hands? would be appropriate.