In case you were wondering, "wondering." If I was, as you say, full of myself, I probably wouldn't post in my own comments section – I know that many other cartoonists will stay out of the fray on their blogs. Please, if you have something to say (which obviously, you do), ditch the snippy insults and I will "give your point more than a second of thought." I genuinely appreciate hearing from people who disagree with me, so long as they respect themselves enough to let the merit of their arguments speak. I have conservative friends with whom I engage in stimulating and thoughtful political discussions. We often disagree, sometimes find common ground, but we NEVER resort to petty insults. That just means someone has run out of ammo.

I know that, as a cartoonist, images can really tick people off, (way more than just words) so I understand that some people here click on the "post comment" section in anger. That's okay. However, if you want really want to give me a piece of your mind (and actually want me to read it) put down the verbal machetes and play a little chess instead.

BTW – The "little boy" comment at the beggining made me chuckle, as I am 41 years old. You should see the look on people's faces when I show up for speaking engagements. I guess I have the good fortune of not quite matching the image of what people imagine a political cartoonist should look like. Oh well.

I love this cartoon – it's cute, funny and it gets its point across. You may or may not support that point (pinning my colours to the mast here, I do agree with it), but it does it well.

You want the truth?
You can't handle the…
Err.. Sorry, that meant to say you can't HAVE the truth! While we can argue that all reporting is tainted by some form of bias, and that truth is subjective, we should remember that editorial cartoons appear in the OP/ED section of the press for that very reason – they are OPINION.

Do you want to view an anodyne, even handed cartoon every day? Then get someone to sketch a photograph. It will achieve nothing.

I am interested in Toaster's NAFTA point – yes, it steers the conversation away from the intitial point, but it has some validity – can we really disagree that (assuming the comment to be accurate) the ensuing migration of industry and labour has no effect upon the issue at hand?

X Bulldog, I don't notice any anger in Toaster's last post – s/he find's it funny (not infuriating) which I personally take to mean s/he has a sense of irony at the hypocrisy. By making the point s/he does not state that it is what s/he believes, but levelling it as an interesting counterpoint to the anti-immigrant rhetoric. To be fair, anger is more often noticeable in your posts! (To also be fair, while you like a good rant, I applaud your ability to support a well made point by your 'opponents')

"The pride of trolls" LMAO! Yes, enough on the subject of angry people – I'll not go there.
But I wonder, is a pride the correct collective noun for trolls? Perhaps it should be 'rockery'?

And finally, Matt, I'm very sorry for not having been in touch – new PC, not got my old address book back yet so lost your email for now – most importantly, congratulations to you and yours on you new baby. May you all live in times just intereting enough to keep you in cartoon material, without being TOO 'interesting'!