A Horrifying Sight

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In the last analysis, I must admit that Obama's appointing Hillary as his Secretary of State is clever--he gets to keep a potential adversary at arm's length and under control. At the same time, however, I also think that she's a poor choice for the post of record, notwithstanding her considerable experience dodging Bosnian sniper fire and answering red telephones in the wee hours of the morning.

Anyhow, it suffices to say that the very thought of Bill squeezing into that dress horrifies the imagination.

On an unrelated note, this is the 100th post of Your Cartoonist's humble, unread blog. For the curious few, here's a less-than-parsimonious catalogue of all the topics heretofore addressed, as well as other minutiae:

• 2008 Elections (30)
  
• 9-11 (1)
• A.I.G. (1)
• ABC (1)
• ACORN (1)
• Activism (1)
• Afghanistan (1)
• Africa (1)
• agriculture (1)
• Ahmadinejad (2)
• AIG (1)
• Alderman Leslie Hairston (2)
• America (1)
• Ann Telnaes (2)
• Annapolis (2)
• Aramark (1)
• Arms Deal (2)
• Arms Race (1)
• Art (1)
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• Barack Obama (13)
• Benazir Bhutto (1)
• Bill Clinton (1)
• Biofuels (1)
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• Bruce Beattie (1)
• Bush (11)
• Campaign Promises (1)
• Capitalism (1)
• Change (2)
• Charles Gibson (1)
• Cheney (1)
• Chicago (2)
• Chicago Maroon (1)
• China (6)
• Chuck Asay (2)
• CIA (1)
• Civilian Casualties (1)
• Clay Bennett (2)
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• COTD (3)
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• WGA Strike (1)
• William Ayers (1)
• World Hunger (1)

Total number of editorial cartoons drawn to date: 158
Number of cartoons published in the Maroon: ~ 112

Average time taken to produce:

• Topic/Idea: ~4 hrs.
  
• Physical Cartoon: ~3 hrs.

Time Commitment per Week: >14 hrs.
Total Time Spent on Cartoons to Date: 1,106 hrs.

Opportunity Cost (assuming $11/hr. work-study job): $12,166
Opp. Cost (assuming $20/hr. freelance rate): $22,120
Opp. Cost (in friendships and a normal life): Priceless

The End

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...of the madness that is the Democratic primary--a.k.a. Hillary Clinton, Destroyer of Parties, Devourer of Children's Dreams. Now all we have to do is pray that the throngs of Hillary fanatics (read: old crones) will not actually make good on their intellectually bankrupt threat and vote for John McCain.

On a more serious note, I think that Hillary could have easily averted her spectacularly ignominious fall by withdrawing earlier, thereby salvaging some morsel of her political career. Alas, she choose otherwise, and must now pay the full expense. As for whether this constitutes a blow for women, I think that's a silly question, since (1) the outcome would have been nothing short of revolutionary either way, wherefore it's pointless to weigh the two possibilities, and (2) neither gender nor race should be a standard of judgment in the first place.

Incidentally, this is the last cartoon of the academic year, not to mention the largest, weighing in at a phantasmagoric 10" x 6.5" (a whopping four columns across). I don't maintain a regular update regimen over the summer, but I will certainly make an effort to draw at least one cartoon per week.

God Save the Queen

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...Queen Hillary the Inevitable, that is, since divine intervention is pretty much her only hope at this point. In the meantime, will the pestilential horde of Scav-fanatics at once single-handedly salvage poor Queen Hillary's campaign and bring down the Chicago Maroon [11 points]? Gods willing, neither dreadful possibility will ever come to pass.

(Voodoo) Econ 101

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You know you've done something categorically nonsensical when your own elitist economic advisers join the chorus of professional protest. John McCain, meanwhile, is as old as the fossil fuels we voraciously consume, and therefore doesn't even know what this newfangled "economy" thing is. Hillary's posterior is also bigger than McCain's commodious, squirrel-like cheeks.

*SUPER IMPORTANT CORRECTION: Speaking of absurdities, John McCain can't actually lift his arms above his shoulders in real life. Whoops!

Infighting

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At this rate, we'll all be hailing Supreme Overlord McCain come January. Here's to ten thousand years of unremitting war!

Notice: Unauthorized reproductions and reprints of any material on this page is strictly prohibited. Please, for the love of private property, use the bloody proper channels!

Who's Hillary Now?

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Truth be told, I had originally intended to illustrate a more extensive, exclusively online feature showcasing the multitudinous faces of Senator Clinton--including Hillary-bot 9000 ("Resistance is futile, your vote will be assimilated!")--that would complement a more limited print cartoon. Unfortunately, that required more time than I had, so you'll have to be content with the above cartoon. In the meantime, I present to you Hillary Rodham Clinton: A woman for all seasons.

Change You Can Inflate

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Not to be confused with "change you can Xerox." While we're on the topic of rhetoric, I rather appreciated Christopher Hitchens' recent article on the sorry state of today's political and public discourse.

United Way

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For the record, I harbor no grudges against the United Way charity group or any of its affiliates. I do, however, disapprove of the at-times propagandistic rhetoric employed by both Obama and Clinton, not to mention the Democrats' internal division at a time when the GOP's finding a clear if not somewhat unsatisfactorily right-of-center front-runner in McCain.

COTD: 08.01.23

If the stock market's behavior tells us anything, it's that the invisible hand is wielded by a capricious mind. On a related note, to-morrow's cartoon will be about the economy, replete with ursine and bovine imagery! Okay, back to that research paper.

Cartoons of the Day:

Clay Bennett (On the economy)

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Clay Bennett Chattanooga Times Free Press Jan 23, 2008 EditorialCartoonists.com

Nick Anderson (On the primaries)

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Nick Anderson Houston Chronicle Jan 23, 2008 EditorialCartoonists.com

Dick Locher (On the economy)

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Dick Locher Chicago Tribune Jan 23, 2008 EditorialCartoonists.com

COTD: 08.01.15

I'm still infirm and far from content (a spurious, chimerical concept to begin with, if you ask me), but at least I can pour my misery into my art, passion being one of the three integral virtues of good editorial cartoonists. The other two are a steadfast irreverence of authority and artistic creativity.

Cartoons of the Day:

Ann Telnaes (On the recent $20bn Saudi arms deal)

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Ann Telnaes Cartoonists & Writers … Jan 15, 2008 EditorialCartoonists.com

Mike Luckovich (On Hillary's MLK remark)

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Mike Luckovich Atlanta Journal-Constitution Jan 15, 2008 EditorialCartoonists.com

Robert Ariail (On Generalissimo Giuliani's campaign)

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Robert Ariail The State Jan 15, 2008 EditorialCartoonists.com

Goodbye, Sunshine

I suppose that I can't very well continue to draw Hillary-bot 9000 after her recent tearful demonstration of humanity. An ominous, anthropomorphic cloud that threatens to snuff out all terrestrial life will have to do instead.

COTD: 08.01.10

Boy, that was a surprise, wasn't it? If you need me, I'll be marching down the thoroughfares of shame with the rest of my self-flagellating pundit and pollster buddies, possibly with a bottle of scotch in one hand and whiskey in the other; a visible, livid trail of blood and tears in train.

Cartoons of the Day:

David Horsey (On Hillary & the primaries)

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David Horsey Seattle Post-Intelligencer Jan 10, 2008 EditorialCartoonists.com

Lisa Benson (On pollsters & the NH primaries)

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Lisa Benson Victor Valley Daily Press Jan 10, 2008 EditorialCartoonists.com

Matt Wuerker (On McCain's resurgence)

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Matt Wuerker Politico.com Jan 10, 2008 EditorialCartoonists.com