Elections


"John McCain has voted with George Bush 90 percent of the time."

This charge, a centerpiece of Obama's acceptance speech last night, was quite probably true.

But it was also a stunning piece of hypocrisy coming from the Democratic nominee who has himself voted for almost every single George Bush war funding bill since becoming a U.S. senator.

And Obama has outdone W on several points besides:

** Advocating bombing Iran
** Proposing to invade Pakistan
** Advocating a troop surge in Afghanistan
** Advocating a larger standing army

Editorial Cartoon by Mike Flugennock:

Editorial Cartoon by Mike Flugennock:

So, I wake up early one morning recently; as usual, my wife's already awake and has MSNBC's "Morning Joe" babbling on the TV. In the thinning fog of my fading REM state I hear Barack Obama telling us how he plans to continue upholding the corporate/military agenda, after which I can just make out an unhinged denunciation of John McCain for being too "Liberal". A gaggle of pundits ranging from tepid centrist to shrieking fascist have a bitching, shouting argument over who'll do the best job of bombing and torturing for the next four years.

Editorial Cartoons by Mike Flugennock: "Vote '08"

Editorial Cartoons by Mike Flugennock: "Vote '08"

To all you classy chatterers, you Sunday morning jabberers, Donkeycratic apparatchiks, Roe v. Wade Worriers, Liberal Whiners...yes, I give up, you're right; there IS a distinct difference between the Repuglicans and the Democraps. Fine. Enough, already. Let's get started:

Your Repuglicans: