With higher costs, a $4.4 billion state deficit and declining revenue…NY State Legislators are trying to sneak in a pay raise. I suppose they could make a good case that better salaries will attract higher caliber candidates for the legislature…

Hmmm….So I got back from Washington and was pretty much out of my groove and uncharacteristically unprepared for drawing a cartoon on Monday. I think there was a glimmer of something in this cartoon (all the Democrats I know seem to feel torn about Obama/Hillary) but I don't think it was a particularly successful piece. I had another idea (below), but my editor preferred the one I finally inked above and I didn't love either … Read more of this entry »

I haven't posted any cartoons for a few days, as I was luxuriating in DC for a panel discussion on political cartooning hosted by The National Archives with Ann Telnaes, Clay Bennett and Pat Oliphant. The discussion was nicely moderated by Stephen Hess, of the Brookings Institution and was the best panel discussion I've been on to date. When we were ushered down past the empty 300 seat auditorium to the Green Room, we all swallowed hard at the thought … Read more of this entry »

There's a piece in The New York Times today about how Mad Magazine recruited some editorial cartoonists to draw cartoons for a "Mad Expose on why George Bush is in favor of Global Warming." Yeah…The title/concept is a little unsophisticated, but I grew up reading Mad Magazine (who didn't ?), so when they called to ask if I would participate, I was very flattered and thought what the heck.

Here's what I drew (they supplied the caption, and then asked the … Read more of this entry »