Politics Wonk Pillows

"Hey, I'm not a 'real' doctor...""It's okay, Phil – I'm not a 'real' president!"

Uncle Sam Stuck in the Hole of the Afghan War.

"For the latest on Donald Trump, here's Donald Trump who has just bought our TV station."

"Oh, don't be alarmed...I'm just using this terrible situation to get my Muslim travel ban through the Supreme Court!"

Moral Bankruptcy Court

Pelosi Visits Escalates Tensions Between China and Taiwan

Department of No One Could Have Anticipated.

"Obama didn’t get to name a Supreme Court justice during his final year. So how come Trump does?"

"Oh, I'll be bi-partisan alright, punishing both sides of the aisle."

"HR-bill 9495. Cutting down non-profits."

'In its new 'spirit of evenhandedness,' the U. S. Government today sent troops to occupy all foreign countries....'

We Tenatively Oppose War on Strictly Procedural Grounds

"National security adviser"

'You think I'm crazy; I think you're crazy...finally some common ground!'

E.U. Banking Union.

To Err Is Human, to Mess up Big-Time Is Democratic

How a Bill Becomes a Law, 2023

G7 Tax Multinational Companies

'Answer these constituents letters. Tell them to go to hell in a nice way.'

Obama Healthcare.

'We're asking what america can do without to reduce the deficit...no, ma'ma! the Gop and Dems are not options!'

"The date protection policy is all about access to information, and we all know information is POWER!"

'The only cuts we can all agree with are their cutting remarks!'

TPP - Investor State Dispute Settlement

'What's the difference? Some people call it privatizing government. Others call it super pacs buying congressmen.'

'What I have to do first?!'

Rock and a Hard Place

European Union: Entering a prohibitive tax zone.

Pennies for People, Billions for War

'Not a word to Alfred, but the spare bedroom is worth losing the fourteen pounds!'

Republicans and Democrats debate while the US economy drowns.

"We have been elected to the UN Commission on Women's Rights!"

An Everyday Explanation of the Federal Budget.

Thin Tank and Emote Tank.

The problem is, too many people aren't the least bit particular about their arrows.