from the Lincoln Journal Star

from the San Diego Reader:

from the Omaha Reader

…we’ll go back in time, back to when we still believed what the administration and the dwindling percentages still want us to believe.

Back before we learned about the new Iraqi oil law, which takes Iraq’s oil wealth out of the hands of the people and turns over the oil supply to a “Federal Oil and Gas Council,” which is made up literally of Big Oil leaders.

Back before we learned that Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11, and back before we groaned every time Bush or Cheney tried to keep making that claim six years later.

Back before we could exploit the deaths of soldiers to defend those who would personally profit, and paint those who would dare challenge the injustice as disrespectful and damaging.

Maybe one day, we’ll all be so beaten down by empty rhetoric and doublespeak that we’ll collectively return to a 2003 mental state when it was so much easier and more convenient to just believe what the profiteers wanted us to believe.

But in the meantime, here’s Jeff Koterba’s Memorial Day cartoon from The Omaha World Herald:

In this space used to be a cartoon, which included a drawing of a monument that says “Iraq-Afghanistan Memorial” which then includes the lines “This was not, as some erroneously believed, a war for oil. To those who fought to overthrow a maniacal dictator, and most importantly, to stop terrorists where they dwell, we thank you.” Then there’s a little caption that says “Maybe one day…”

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I was looking through the site stats and saw that someone from Lancaster University in the UK has been visiting this site. I don’t know if you know me, but I used to go to Lancaster University. Send me an e-mail! I want to talk about Lancaster and Grizedale and Shebab’s and Vince, George, Steve and Alan the porters.

Syndicated cartoonist Justin Bilicki offers this video tutorial on how to draw President Bush.

from the Lincoln Journal Star

I probably single out Jeff Koterba more than his fair share in my bitterly jealous professional criticism of other cartoonists, but I recently saw this cartoon and solicited opinions from people on what they thought it meant (because I was stumped).

In this space used to be a cartoon. On the left, there are two girls with caps and gowns on, with one saying “And what happens when we flip the tassel to the other side?” Then on the right, a bunch of graduates are (presumably deliberately) flying through the air. No explanation given.

Or you can see the cartoon here.

Here are some of the responses:
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from the Lincoln Journal Star

from the San Diego Reader