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This weeks winners are:
“Let me get this straight. You’re saying you are a politician and because of your ‘principles’ compromise is off the table. Where did that idea come from?”
– ROGER STEINHORST, Petaluma
“My Emancipation Proclamation will live on forever. You, on the other hand, are an endangered species.”
– MARK BERUBE, Santa Rosa
“You do know women have the right to vote? Right?”
– KELLIE AMBROSE, Santa Rosa
“I heard you never forget. So why did you forget how to win?”
– AL COHEN, Santa Rosa
“Do I have a movie for you to see.”
– PAT JACKSON, Petaluma
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The cartoons are drawn by Gary Varvel, who has served as political cartoonist for the Indianapolis Star since 1994.
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I don’t care who you heard. I know Horton the Elephant, and you’re no Horton. You’re more like the Grinch!
The reason they’ve made you a clown, Dumbo, is because you brought down the big top Super PACs.
Don’t worry. Timothy Q. Mouse called. He says he has a magic feather that will let you to fly again.
You must stand up against my dumb policies so that government of the people, by the people, and for the people will not perish from the face of the earth.
I told you so. Mr. Snuffleupagus is VERY upset with you for trying to use Big Bird as a scapegoat!
You may be at that certain age, where you leave the herd to die alone in the elephants’ graveyard.
My “blue” states are so filled with crazies today that even I agree you should secede from the union and start over.
Don’t feel self-conscious. They say that the near extermination of elephants for ivory may be leading to natural selection for shorter tusks.
Tell me the truth. When you were young, did you ever want to run away and join a circus?
You think I look like President Obama? Why thank you, I take that as a complement.
You Bush Elephants need to stop making mammoth mistakes or you may become extinct like your close relatives, the Whigs and Free Soilers.
Hey, have you heard of Golden Triangle’s Black Ivory Coffee? With the amount of dung you manufacture, you could make a fortune as a barista.
If you don’t change your ways they are going to hammer you like a Maccabee. “Mi chamocha ba’elim YHWH”!
You will soon have three visitors; the Ghosts of Elections Past, Present, and Yet to Come. If you don’t change your ways you will be Scrooge.
Yes,Son, i know it’s confusing Rebublicans are racist but i freed the slaves, ya need to get passed the 99% of the media hype
They say an elephant never forgets, what does it take for one to learn?
HA! You just lost to the Worst President in History!
You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time…and here’s where I make a fool out of you.
Well, it was a great run. We just have to re-invent ourselves. I know, how about Carly Fiorina?
Hey Skippy, you like peanuts, right? Did you know peanuts are a.k.a. earthnut, ground nut, goober pea, monkey nut, pygmy nut and pig nut?
Hey Skippy, you like peanuts, right? Did you know after pollination, the peanut flower stalk elongates, bending, until the ovary is pushed underground, where the fruit develops into a legume pod, creating a new peanut?
I know! Let’s walk it backwards; what do think about the old-school re-branding name . . . The Whig Party?
” You have a lot to learn..Follow my principles and you will succeed, not secede.”
“Some sage advice for 2016. If you find my penny and it’s heads, pick it up, and you will have good luck.If it’s tails your going to lose the election.”
“In my time we tried integrity, honesty and hard work. You should try that.”
You should get your nose looked at. I think you’re suffering from electile dysfunction.
You need to knock off all the wisecracks about my ears, especially considering those giant lily pads of yours!
You went along with the program, I couldn’t tell a lie.
That’s why you’re here and I’m…
dead.
Is that from lying about global warming,
or are you the elephant in the room?
I think you need some “time out” to think about things…
Do you know who you’re messin’ with? I’m Abraham Obama, Republican Hunter.
You knew Abraham Lincoln. And I’m no Abraham Lincoln.
You, sir, have made a mockery of what was once a truly Grand Old Party.
Democracy is in its greatest danger when the public realizes it can vote itself benefits, Melman
You all laughed about the empty chair…well I was sitting there all along!
You look a little battered and bruised. Good thing for Obamacare huh!
Now remember, Government is supposed to be of the people, by the people and for the people, ALL people.
I just ordered the United States Fish And Wildlife Service to declare you an endangered species.
I was going to dress up as George Washington, but discovered he never told a lie or smeared people, so I went with the this look instead.
You’re telling me a mormon named Mitt was the best you could do?
Don’t forget that the Pledge of Allegiance should come before any Norquist Pledge!
Four weeks and seven hours ago(more or less), our voters brought forth on this continent(and a few small islands),another term for President Obama. Remember?!!
Now don’t forget. You need to get back to Congress and compromise for all the people.
Honestly, don’t you understand that the people are going to blame you?
I have known many republicans in my time, and you my friend are no republican.
A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently low revenue and high expenditure. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved—I do not expect the house to fall—but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other.
Maybe you should grow a beard like mine. A new hat wouldn’t hurt, either.
Honestly, if you would just be more specific about which loopholes you want to change, people may take you more seriously.
You can call me Abraham Obama.
Right now, I’m a little overwhelmed with slavery, I’ll get back to you on animal rights.
Do I have a movie for you to see!
HA! My supporters are so gullible that I’ve convinced them a California taxpayer making $200,000 a year is a “millionaire and billionaire.”
You mean all I gotta do is put on this phony stovepipe hat and voters will forget that your party ended slavery and Jim Crow laws? Looks like I can fool all the people after all!
You freed the slaves, gave women the vote, passed the Civil Rights and Voting Acts, but lost to Santa Claus and his merry band of racists. Looks like we’re both extinct!
Yes, it’s true Lincoln freed the slaves, while I actually enslave people with higher taxes and government dependence, but my supporters seem to like revisionist history.
Think about this. O’Reilly’s next best seller may very
well be “The Killing of the GOP”.
Penny for your thoughts?
You’re having trouble sleeping since the election, aren’t you? I think you need a prescription sleep aid. The beaver will be here any minute with some Rozerem. We’ve missed you in your dreams.
Even though you’ve been sucking the life out of the middle-class, you’re lucky you’re not a real vampire!
Nice going, now how are you going to get all that old baggage out of that trunk of yours?
See, as the real Lincoln said, you CAN fool some of the people all of the time!
How do you like my phony disguise? And the suckers fell for it AGAIN!
“I heard you never forget. So why did you forget how to win?”
For someone who is supposed to have such a good memory, you seem to have forgotten that you lost the election!
America has 315,000,000 citizens not just the 400 super rich. Time to represent your voters!
Time to change your name to the Grand Obstructionist Party!
I’ve got some great seats for you over at Fords Theater!
You do know women have the right to vote?
Go ahead. Pull my finger and listen to what I think about extending tax cuts for the wealthy.
Believe me, you don’t want to be blamed for another Civil War!
Let me get this straight- you’re saying you are a politician and because of your “principles”, compromise is off the table. Where did that idea come from?
Soon this will be the only legal type of gun. Bang!
“My Emancipation Proclamation will live on forever. You, on the other hand are an endangered species.”
Do you already lose your San Francisco Giants 2012 World Series hat I bought you? And you wonder why the deficit is so high?
“Honestly, you Republicans can’t free anything.”
….And you call yourself a Republican.
Have you no manners? Trunks, like elbows, do not belong on the table. You are definitely not ready for any political dinners at this time. Come back in 4 years.
Democrat!
Don’t even think about it!
You are NOT my Republican Party. And that’s the honest truth!
I am trending upward. You are trending downward. And that’s the honest truth!