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Tuesday, December 26, 2006

THE POLITICAL CARTOONIST SHELF









Nast was raised in New York and at the age of 15 had his first drawing published by a national magazine. Inspired by the cartoons of John Leech and John Tenniel, in 1855 Nast started working for Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. As soon as Harper's Weekly was launched in 1857, Nast became determined to join the magazine. He had some drawings in the magazine but he did not obtain a full-time post until 1862.

Nast was a staunch opponent of slavery and throughout the
Civil War Nast produced patriotic drawings urging people to help crush the rebels. Abraham Lincoln is reported to have said: "Thomas Nast has been our best recruiting sergeant. His emblematic cartoons have never failed to arouse enthusiasm and patriotism." After the war Nast remained a strong supporter of black civil rights and some of his cartoons attacked Andrew Johnson for undermining Lincoln's policies.

During this period Nast began to distort and exaggerate the physical traits of his subjects and therefore played an important role in the development of political caricature. Nast also originated the idea in America of using animals to represent political parties. In his cartoons the
Democratic Party was a donkey and the Republican Party, an elephant. He also helped to develop the character, Uncle Sam, to represent the United States.

In September 1869, Nast began his campaign in
Harper's Weekly against William Tweed, the corrupt political leader of New York City. Pressure was put on Harper Brothers, the company that produced the magazine, and when it refused to sack Nast, the company lost the contract to provide New York schools with books. Nast himself was offered a bribe of $500,000 to end his campaign.


This was hundred times the salary of $5,000 that the magazine paid him but Nast still refused and eventually Tweed was arrested and imprisoned for corruption. Nast's campaign against Tweed was later described as "the finest and most effective political cartooning ever done in the United States."



A strong Republican Party supporter, Nast supported Ulysses Grant in 1868 against his rivals, Horace Greeley and Horatio Seymour. Grant's next opponent, Samuel Tilden, had helped Nast remove William Tweed from office. However, Nast continued to use his skill as an artist to undermine Tilden and helped Grant achieve another victory.


Nast also played an important role in securing victory for
Rutherhood Hayes in 1876. Afterwards Hayes commented that Nast was "the most powerful single-handed aid we had."In 1884 Nast changed sides and supported the Democratic candidate, Grover Cleveland for president. In doing so, he helped Cleveland become the first Democrat president since 1856.


After this, Nast was known as the "presidential maker". In the 1880s Nast's cartoons began to attack
trade unions and the Catholic Church. This was less popular with his readers and after a disagreement with the owners of Harper's Weekly, left the journal in 1886.


He started his own journal, Nast's Weekly, but it failed and he was left with heavy debts. Other investments Nast made were also unsuccessful and he got into severe financial difficulties. Nast's cartoon work began to dry up and in 1902, President
Theodore Roosevelt helped his old friend by appointing him U.S. consul in Ecuador. This provided him with a steady source of income until his death from yellow fever on 7th December, 1902.


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HOLIDAY SHOPPINGSpend, Spend, Spend!
FREE BUSH SCREENSAVERTry It! It's Free!
IRAN NUKESOf-course they are not making nukes!
INTELLIGENCE REFORMCIA, FBI, Ouch!
BUSH'S NEW CABINETBush and the Bobbleheads
FREE SCREENSAVERSSo Cool, so Free!
UKRAINE ELECTIONWe put this up because we know you won't look
DAN RATHER RETIRESMore CBS Black Eyes
BASKETBRAWL!Ball players fight the fans!
THE CLINTON LIBRARYAnother chance to visit our friend, Bill!
FALLUJAHLots of Fighting. Bang. Pow. Ouch.
CALEEFORNEEYARex Babin's series on Schwarzenegger
POWELL RESIGNSIt's a Powell movement for Colin!
SAD SAD SAD DEMOCRATSThe Red and Blue Blues
JOHNNY CARSON MEMORIALSHeeeres Johnny
DEAD ARAFATDing, dong, the Chairman's dead!
BUSH WINSWhat a wonderful (or terrible) day!
SCIENCE FOR DIMWITSBy cartoon genius, Dan Reynolds
ELECTION DAYOh! The Horror!
UNDECIDED VOTERS GUIDEBy Rick McKee of the Augusta Chronicle
WORLD VIEWS ON OUR ELECTIONThose foreigners don't like Bush
UNDECIDED VOTERSHow can anyone still be undecided?
THE VIEW FROM SWITZERLANDCartoons by Patrick Chappatte
RED SOX WIN!It's a miracle
FLU SNAFUWhere's that vaccine?!
THE FINAL DEBATEHard work! Lesbian daughter!
TRIBUTES TO RODNEY DANGERFIELDMemorial cartoons
LYNNDIE ENGLANDThat Abu Ghraib Girlie
REYNOLDS COUNTRYDan Reynolds on the rural life
CHRISTOPHER REEVEMemorial cartoons
VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATEGrumpy and Happy
JOHN KERRY WAR HEROElection cartoons
HOW'S BUSH DOING?A toon Bush review
THE FIRST DEBATEBush and Kerry square off
CARTOONISTS COMPAREBush and Kerry
ASSAULT WEAPONSThe ban expires
DAN RATHER AND FAKE DOCUMENTSLets all bash the liberal media!
SCARY CHENEYThe Vice Presiden! Boo!
AMERICA BASHINGFrom Thailand's cartoonist, Stephff
HURRICANES!Storm After Storm!
1,000 DEAD IN IRAQMorbid Milestone Cartoons
RUSSIA'S SCHOOL TERRORISMSympathy cartoons
TURNING THE CORNEROn the Economy
THOSE SWIFTBOAT ADSVets bashing vets! Oh my!
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTIONBush and Zell Miller in New York
THE OLYMPICS IN 2008!What the cartoonists think of China
OLYMPIC SKETCHBOOK!by Ross Bateup
WALMART!Cartoonists bash WalMart
HURRICANE CHARLEYCartoons on the big mess in Florida
SCHOOL'S IN BY DAN REYNOLDSSchool gag cartoons by our Dan
OSAMA PICKS THE NEXT PREZ?by Dick Morris and the cartoonists
MORE OLYMPICSYes, it lasts a long time
WORLD CARTOONISTS ON THE OLYMPICSMore terror and drugs from around the globe
OLYMPICS AND DRUGSOur "pee in a cup" extravaganza
TERROR ALERTSHoward Dean on the politics of terror alerts
CRISIS IN SUDANSo many die. So few care.
KERRY'S BOUNCE?The convention does little for Kerry
SHOVE IT!Teresa Heinz Kerry says what she thinks
MORE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONby Mike Reagan and the cartoonists
CLINTON AND THE CONVENTIONby Dick Morris and the cartoonists
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONby Howard Dean and the cartoonists
SANDY BERGER'S POCKETS... and stuffed socks, by Mike Reagan
THE SECRET LIVES OF PETSBy the mysterious Revilo
INTELLIGENCE?The CIA and the 9/11 Report
DEAN ON GAY MARRIAGEHoward Dean and the cartoonists being reasonable
HERE COME THE OLYMPICSThe first of our cartoon Olympic coverage
KERRY CHOOSES EDWARDSSuch a pretty running mate
CHENEY'S POTTY MOUTHGo #@%& yourself
SADDAM IN COURTSuch a nice looking fellow
THE LITTLE SPACESHIP THAT COULD!An embarassment for NASA?
THE NEW GOVERNMENT IN IRAQAll new targets
STEM CELLS PRO AND CONBy Michael Reagan and Howard Dean, M.D.
THE PLEDGE RULINGGod is OK by the Supreme Court
WHERE IS JOHN KERRY?Did he flip-flop from here to there?
TURNING IRAQ OVER TO THE IRAQISLots of shirts with targets here
TRIBUTES TO RAY CHARLESThe jazz great passes on
RONALD REAGANTribute cartoons
THE LONG GOODBYE IS OVERMichael Reagan's tribute to his father
CIA CHIEF RESIGNSSo much for George Tenet
D-DAY ANNIVERSARY60th Anniversary cartoons
GRADUATIONClick to e-mail a toon to your grad.
EXIT STRATEGYHard to find a way out of Iraq?
GAY MARRIAGECartoons about Massachusetts
HIGH MILK PRICESGot $$$?
IRAQ PRISON PHOTOSTorture and Humiliaation! Ouch!
RUMSFELD IN TROUBLECalls for Rumsfeld's resignation
KERRY'S MEDALSRibbons?
COFFINSDon't take pitures of coffins!
HOW TO BUY A FRENCH VETOBy Dick Morris
JUNE 30THWe'll give Iraq to ... somebody
DUBYA IN TROUBLEBy Dick Morris
9/11 INTELLIGENCEOxymorons ...
IRAQ COULD DOOM BUSHBy Dick Morris
BEST OF DAN REYNOLDSWild, funny cartoons
VIOLENCE IN IRAQFallujah Schmalluja
PULITZER PRIZE WINNING CARTOONSBy Matt Davies
CONDI RICE AND THE COMMISSIONBash the nice lady!
THE 9/11 COMMISSIONBlame blame blame!
CRAZY HIGH GAS PRICESCartoonists find the crooks!
MARCH MADNESS!Basketball tournament cartoons
SHEIKH YASSIN KILLED!Ding Dong, the Sheikh is dead
JUSTICE SCALIA AND DUCKS!...but no conflict of interest, right?
BUSH TV ADVERTISEMENTS!The hero of 9/11!
MADRID BOMBING!Terror in Spain!
HERBLOCK AWARD!The winning cartoons by Matt Davies
KERRY vs BUSH!Presidential Shootout
SOCIAL SECURITY!Alan Greenspan chimes in!
JOHN KURTZ!A cartoonist's unique world view!
REGIME CHANGE IN HAITI!Out with the bad guy, in with the new bad guy!
RALPH NADER!Good news for Bush!
GAY MARRIAGE!Ww can't think of anything else!
KERRY EXTRAVAGANZA!Cartoons on the front runner
UNWRAPPED FAIRY TALES!By Greeting card cartoonist, Dan Reynolds
JOSH FERRIN, BEST COLLEGE CARTOONST!This year's Locher award winning cartoonist.
BUSH in the NATIONAL GUARD!The good old days in Alabama!
JANET'S BOOB!Our Superbowl Sleaze Parade!
STATE OF THE UNION!Marriage and steroids! Oh my!
BUSH LIGHTYEAR ON MARS!The deficit goes to infinity and beyond!
FROM IOWA TO NEW HAMPSHIREThe Democrats move along ...!
PAUL O'NEILL'S BOOKA blind man and deaf people! Oh my!
BRITNEY SPEARSBrainless cartoons!
CROCODILE HUNTERBabies and crocs! Crikey!
PETE ROSENow that he admits he bet on baseball
MARS ROVERWe have a giant Osama Yahtzee here.
MAD COWDeadly disease make us laugh.
THE FLU..ha ...ha ...hack ..urk
SADDAM IS CAPTURED... lets look in his mouth!
HOWARD DEAN by DICK MORRIS... and all the cartoonists
MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLANIts big and expensive!
ANIMATED AIRLINE TRAVELBy Mike Lester
RUSH LIMBAUGHESPN and drugs
BUSH in BRITAINDubyuh, Tony Blai and the Queen!
HOWARD DEAN and the CONFEDERATE FLAGVermont meets Dixie
CBS AND THE REAGAN MOVIEPresidential son, Michael Regan and the cartoonists
THE VIEW FROM TURKEYCartoons by Salih Memecan
CHINA IN SPACERacial stereotypes circle the globe!
ARNOLD WINSGood news for cartoonists
DAVID HORSEY'S "EMPIRE RISING"Our own story of Rome in Washington
ARAFAT HAS GOTTA GOThe Israelis threaten to kill or exile Arafat
CRAZY HIGH GASOLINE PRICESThose greedy Oil companies!
9/11 ANNIVERSARY...Two years later ...
BLACKOUTThe big blackout in the Northeast!
MARS UP CLOSECartoonists love an excuse to draw Martians
PRIVACY CARTOONS by CHRIS SLANEThese cartoons look at YOU
WHITE HOUSE LIESSo, where are those WMDs?
BUSH IN AFRICAIt looks just like Texas!
SHRUBBERYBy Pulitzer Prize winner, Signe Wilkinson.
HARRY POTTERThe best of our Harry Potter cartoons.
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTIONSo, where are they?
HILLARY's BOOKThe book is boring, but the cartoons are great.
SAMMY SOSA...and his corked bat!
MEDIA OWNERSHIPThe FCC allows media giants to get even bigger
ROADMAP TO PEACEA map that leads to nowhere in the Middle East
THE NEW YORK TIMES SCANDALJust what we expect from a paper with no cartoonist
PETER NICHOLSONColorful views from Australia
BILL BENNETTAnd the virtues of high stakes gambling
BUSH's AIRCRAFT CARRIER PHOTO OPHey, these cartoonists thought Dukakis looked good in a tank ...
WORLD CARTOONISTS ON THE NEW IRAQGrouchy cartoonists around the globe ...
PULITZER PRIZE WINNING CARTOONSThe winning portfolio by David Horsey
WOMEN and the MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT"No gurls" in our clubhouse
MUSIC SWAPPING LAWSUITSYour Ipod can send you to the big house
SACK ON IRAQThe war view from Minneapolis
STILL MORE FRANCE BASHINGCartoonists vent their anger at our so-called allies
HIGH HIGH GASOLINE PRICESYIPES! Can't believe those prices!
VIEWS FROM THE UKRAINECartoons by Igor Kodenko
STINKING, LOUSY FRANCE!Grrrr. Those French people make the cartoonists so, so mad!
DUCT TAPE!Cartoonists are stuck on this one.
THE COLUMBIA TRAGEDYCartoonists tributes to fallen heroes
TAX CUTS 'n CLASS WARFAREThose rich people ... gotta love 'em!
GOP GLEE!Republicans win control of congress!
MORE OF OUR LOUSY SAUDI "ALLIES"With friends like these, who needs ...
NORTH KOREA HAS THE BOMBWe blowout third wheel on the axle of evil!
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IRAQ STUDY GROUPThe Report Says It All
BOLTON BOLTSHe Says Goodbye to the U.N.
PUTIN'S POISONThe Death Dictator
A CIVIL WAR?What Does Bush Call It?
HOUSE LEADER NANCY PELOSIIs She Up For The Challenge?
OJ SIMPSON "IF I DID IT"What Was He Thinking?
DEMOCRATS WIN!A Change In Congress
SADDAM GETS DEATHHang Him!
ELECTION DAY
Vote!
JOHN KERRY'S JOKE?Not FunnyRUSH'S REMARKSInsert Foot In Mouth
"STAY THE COURSE"Bush's Words Of Wisdom
HALLOWEENScary Costumes and Politicians
300 MILLIONTH AMERICANAre We Overpopulated?
SCARY GOP RACEFrightening Election Season
HOUSING BUBBLE BURSTSYou Win Some, You Lose Some
FOLEY'S FOIBLESAffairs, Lies, and An Underage Page
CLINTON AND OSAMAHe Could Not Catch Osama
CHAVEZ AND "THE DEVIL?"So, How Does He Really Feel?
"NO EATS ME SPINACH"Deadly Vegetable
POPE VS. ISLAMThe Pope Speaks Out
BUSH'S VIEW ON IRAQA Little Distorted?
FIVE YEARS LATERWe Are Still At War
STEVE IRWINThe Crocodile Hunter
WHO KILLED JONBENET?We May Never Know
GOODBYE PLANET PLUTOKicked Out Of The Solar System
THREE NEW PLANETSLarry, Moe and Curly
LIQUID TERRORMore Terror In The Air
ALASKA PIPELINEBroken Pipes and Higher Prices
BACK TO SCHOOLThat Time Of Year Again!
CASTRO'S CONDITIONIs He Dead Yet?
TOUR DE DOPIN GLandis Loses
HEATWAVEIt Is So Hot!
BUSH AND IRAQ 3 YEARS LATERAn End In Sight?
KEN LAY REMEMBEREDDead and off to Hell
STEM CELLSBush's Big NO!
SECONDHAND SMOKEWill It Kill You?
MIDEAST CRISIS
More War
NEW YORK TIMES TELLS ALL!!!"All The Treason Fit To Print"
SUPERMANIt's A Bird, It's A Plane.. No, It's Superman Cartoons
NORTH KOREA AND THE BOMBLet's Pay Attention
FLAG BURNINGIs It Our Right?
BUFFETT'S BILLIONSHe Gave It To Charity
CUT AND RUNDemocrats Response To The War In Iraq
NORTH KOREAN MISSILESAre We Watching?
WORLD CUPSoccer Mania
GUANTANAMO SUICIDESWho Is To Blame?
TERRORISTS IN CANADAThey Are Everywhere
FEMAS FOLLIES
It's A Circus!
ZARQAWI IS DEADKilling Terrorism
HADITHAAnother Tragedy In Iraq
HURRICANE SEASONAnother Year of Hurricanes!
GORE AND GLOBAL WARMINGWhat Does He Know?
ENGLISH: THE NATIONAL LANGUAGE?Se Habla Espanol?
KEN LAY CONVICTEDHeading To The Slammer
THE DA VINCI CODEFact or Fiction?
MORE MEDICARE MESSThe Deadline Is Here
DEVASTATION IN DARFURDesperation for Darfur
GRADUATIONCongrats Grads!
TROOPS ON THE BORDERBush Deploys More Troops
MY SUV IS KILLING ME!Strangled by the Pump
IRAN'S LETTER TO BUSHBush's New Pen Pal
CIA DIRECTOR MICHAEL HAYDENIs He The Man For The Job?
CBS TRAGEDY IN IRAQBomb takes out reporters
SODA BANNED IN SCHOOLSWhat Will Kids Do Now?
GERALDO RIVERADigging for Hoffa
MOUSSAOUI GETS LIFEIs This Justice?
BIG OIL, BIG PROFITSHurting The Little Guy
IMMIGRATION ISSUESLegal Or Not?
MY SUV IS KILLING ME!Dying for Gas
INTERVIEW WITH TONY SNOWThe New White House Press Secretary
BUSH AND IRAQWhat's He Cooking Up Now?
GAS IS GOING UPThe best of the new high gas price cartoons
IRAN'S NUCLEAR PLAN
Bombs Away
CRITICIZING RUMSFELDShoud He Stay or Should He Go?
BUSH LEAKSBush is to Blame?
TAXESGet Ready to Pay
BASEBALL BEGINSSeason for Steroids
DELAY STEPS DOWNTom DeLay Tumbles
DISORDER AT THE BORDER
Run, Run as Fast as You Can
IMMIGRATIONThe Debate Continues
CIVIL WAR IN IRAQWill It Ever End?
DROWNING IN DEBTBush Bankrupt?
BUSH APPROVAL RATINGSWhat Goes Up Must Come Down!
THREE YEARS IN IRAQWIll It Ever End?
PHONE WAR!!!Big Business vs The Consumer
DING DONG THE DICTATOR IS DEADMilosevic Dies in Prison
BUSH IGNORES WARNINGSKatrina Floods and Bush Knew It
NO CHOICE IN SOUTH DAKOTANo Roe vs. Wade
BUSH VISITS INDIAGiving Away Nukes
LOW FAT FAD?More Fat Jokes
AMERICAN PORTS RUN BY ARABS?What Is Bush Thinking?
PEN VS SWORDWhich Is Mightier?
CARTOONS ABOUT THE MUHAMMAD CARTOONSThe Fighting Continues...
CHENEY SHOOTSNice Shot Dick!
LOBBYIST REFORMEthics In Washington
MINE SAFETYHow Many More Will Die?
FACE TRANSPLANTA New Look
ADDICTED TO OILAmerica's Weakness
EXXON PROFITSProfits at the Pump
CORETTA SCOTT KING 1927 - 2006A Great Woman
STATE OF THE UNION
Bush Speaks
GOOGLESearch and be Searched
HAMAS WINS!Terror in the Ballot Box
BROKEBACK MOUNTAINGay cowboy cartoons!
FIRED AT FORD30,000 Layoffs
OSAMA'S TAPE AND TRUCEAnother Tape from Osama
IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAMHeads Are Gonna Roll
ALITO VS. KENNEDY AND THE DEMOCRATSHeads Are Gonna Roll
PAT ROBERTSON'S BIG MOUTHAriel Sharon's Stoke Was God's Wrath?
MARTIN LUTHER KING JRCivil Rights Leader
ALITO CONFIRMATION HEARINGSLong and Boring
SHARON'S STROKE
Will this hurt Mideast Peace?
IN MEMORY OF THE MINERSDisaster at Sago Mine
ABRAMOFF!Another Dirty Politician
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2006Welcoming Another Year
ANOTHER IRAQ VOTEAnother Deadly Day
HOLOCAUST MYTHThat Crazy Iranian President
DOMESTIC SPYINGBig Brother Is Watching
KING KONGThat Loveable Monkey
XBOXAll I Want For Christmas
PEACE ON EARTHHave We Achieved Peace Yet?
NEWS IN IRAQThe Pentagon has been planting stories in Iraq's free press
LEAVE IRAQ?
Should We Stay or Should We Go?
COLD, HARD CHENEY
Is He really that Mean?
MEDICARE MESSDoes it have to be so difficult?
NCAA BASKETBALLMarch Madness 2006
GM LAYOFFSBye, Bye Pension Plan
ANNA NICOLE SMITHAt the Supreme Court
DON KNOTTS REMEMBEREDMemorial Cartoons
BUSH AND BIRD FLUThe Sky IS Falling!
shhh... CIA PRISON CAMPSSecrets in the CIA?
MORE BARRY BONDSSteroids, oh my!
McKINNEY MAYHEMThe nutty congresswoman goes nuts
BIG OIL PROFITSGetting Gouged at the Pump
FRANCE RIOTSWar In France?
BUSH'S POLLSHow Low Will They Go?
"SCOOTER" LIBBYThe Big Indictment
2000 DEADMore Soldiers Killed
JUDGE ALITO?Another Conservative Judge?
NO MORE MIERSHarriet Miers Resigns
IRAQ'S CONSTITUTION VOTEBombs and Voting
SADDAM'S TRIALWill there be Justice?
BANKRUPTCY BLUES
Can't Pay Your Bills?
BUSH ON IRAQBush's View on Iraq
BIRD FLUEat More Meat
HARRIET MIERS FOR SUPREME COURTWho?
THE HAMMER GETS NAILEDDelay gets Indicted
"JUDGES ARE LIKE UMPIRES"John Roberts Strikes Out
HURRICANE RITAMother Nature Strikes Again
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO...?No Pledge in School
BLAMING BUSHIt's the President's Fault
BROWN STEPS DOWNFEMA has a Vacancy
HURRICANE KATRINA AND GAS PRICESNo One Is Safe
AFTER THE HURRICANESurvival and Looting
HURRICANE!Mother Nature's Fury
IRAQ'S CONSTITUTIONLet Freedom Ring!
THOU SHALT KILLPat Robertson, The Hit Man?
SHOWDOWN WITH SHEEHANPresident Bush's New Best Friend
LEAVING GAZAOy! The pain!
HIGHWAY PORKWhat is the Transportation Bill?
PALMEIRO AND STEROIDS"I Never Took Steroids"
FRIST FLIP FLOPS ON STEM CELLS
Make up your Mind Mr. Frist
PETER JENNINGSMemorial cartoons for the ABC anchor
BOLTON BOLTS TO THE U.N.Ambassador Bolton Shows up for Work
THE GODFATHER OF GLOBAL WARMING DENIALInterview with Fred Singer by Bill Steigerwald
WOMEN OF SUBSTANCE BY REVILOMore Bizarre Cartoons
WEIGHING IN ON ROBERTSAnd the Nominee Is......
NASA SKIPS LAUNCHThe Space Shuttle is Delayed
HURRICANESAnother Summer in Florida
MILLER IN PRISONProtecting Her Sources
TERROR IN LONDON
A Sad Day in London
LANCE ARMSTRONGAnother Tour de France Victory
SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR RETIRESFirst Lady of the Supreme Court Steps Down
BUSH ON IRAQAnd the Good News Is....
TEN COMMANDMENTS RULINGNot Here, Not There, Not Anywhere
SHARK SUMMERSo Many Sharks, So Little Ocean
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!Celebrating 229 Years!
EMINENT DOMAIN RULINGIt's Not Your Land
FLAG BURNINGThe Right to What?
PBS FUNDINGGoodbye to Sesame Street?

WELCOME TO GUANTANAMOThe Woes of Gitmo
GENERAL MOTORS LAYOFFSWhat's good for General Motors is bad for ...
HOWARD DEAN LOOSE CANNONHe fires off his mouth again!
NO MEDICAL MARIJUANAUp in Smoke
CRAZY HOUSING PRICESWill the Bubble Burst?
VIAGRAIs it worth it?
DEEP THROAT REVEALEDPolitics Best Kept Secret Revealed
STAR WARS EPISODE IIIIt's Over
FRANCE SAYS NO!No European Union
ARMY OF NONE
Be all that you can be...
CHARLES AND CAMILLATheir wedding night by Peter Nicholson
CHARLES AND CAMILLAWedding cartoons!
TIGER WOODSWins the Masters again
BUSH AND STEM CELLSBush Says No!
MEMORIAL DAYThank You, Thank You!!
GRADUATION 2005Now you're ready for the REAL World
PHOTOS OF SADDAMCaught in his Underwear
ROLLING STONES 2005 TOURKidney Stones and Dentures
NEWSWEAKDown the Toilet

THE LITTLE AIRPLANE THAT SHOULDN'T HAVEWhat was he thinking?
UNITED AIRLINES PENSION PLAN BUSTLet them eat cake ...
BUSH AND PUTINBaby, you can drive my car
LAURA BUSH, COMEDIANShe can pronounce "nuclear"
NEW GUYS IN THE NUCLEAR CLUBBombs, bombs, everywhere!
FRIST AND THE FILIBUSTERRoll over, Democrats!
STEROIDS HAVE RUINED BASEBALL, WHAT'S NEXT?Mike Lester's view on the future of sports
INTERNET LIFEThese cartoons are bout YOU
RUNAWAY BRIDEWhy is she news anyway?

BUSH AND THE SAUDI CROWN PRINCEHolding hands --ooh!
THE INVINCIBLE TOM DELAYWe'll keep picking on him forever!
FRIST AND THE FILIBUSTERHere Comes the Nuclear Option!
THE NEW FOOD PYRAMIDWhere do the cheeseburgers go?
KARL ROVEThe architect
THE NUCLEAR OPTION ON JUDGESWe love our Filibuster
THE NEW POPE, BENEDICT XVIThe stink of scandal
POPE JOHN PAUL IIMemorial cartoons
VATICAN IDOLA Papal Conclave Animation by Peter Nicholson
DELAY'S DILEMMA
The stink of scandal
THE NEXT POPE?Who will it be?
SOCIAL SECURITY AND THE AARPPrivate accounts?! Say what?!
TERRI SCHIAVO MEMORIALSThank goodness this is over
TERRI SCHIAVO DEBATEPolitics vs. Rule of Law
GAS PRICESCrazy, Unreasonable Cartoons!
SCHOOL SHOOTINGThe best of our school shooting cartoons
STEROIDS IN BASEBALLA huge, massive collection of cartoons
MARCH MADNESSToo much Basketball
CHINA vs TAIWAN Oh so angry
UN AMBASSADOR BOLTONShaking up the United Nations
WOLFOWITZ AND THE WORLD BANKNeocon and the third world! Oh my!
BANKRUPTCY REFORMCredit card companies want their money!
IDENTITY THEFTCartoonists run away with identity theft!
KIDS BEAT THE DEATH PENALTYSupreme Court bans juvenile death penalty
DAN RATHER RETIRESCBS loses it's black eye
GOD IN THE COURTHOUSETen Commandments everywhere!
BUSH AND PUTIN... look into those lovin' eyes ...
WAR WITH SYRIA?They're bad, how about we crush 'em?

BUSH'S TRIP TO EUROPEGotta love that "Old Europe"
HOW IRAN VIEWS AMERICABy Iran's top cartoonist, Shojai
THE KYOTO PROTOCOLThe USA Blowing Smoke
BUSH'S BUDGETGuns, but no butter
HOWARD DEANThe new Democratic National Committee Chairman
MIDEAST PEACENew hope in the endless mess?
NORTH KOREA AND THE BOMBBig, Bad, Kim Jung Il
AFTER THE VOTEProud, Brave Iraqis
THE STATE OF THE UNIONBush's 2005 Address to Congress
IS SPONGEBOB GAY?Cartoonists poke at Dr. James Dobson
IRAQ'S ELECTIONWho will win?
BUSH INAUGURATION #2This time it's personal ...
GIVING UP ON WMDsNo need to look further
PRINCE HARRY'S WARDROBE MALFUNCTIONRoyal Gets It Wrong!
MORE BLACK EYES FOR CBSCBS Lies cause Black Eyes!
NEW PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT ABBASArafat's Replacement!
GONZALES TORTURE MEMOSmile Mr. Gonzales!
TSUNAMI AIDComing to the World's Rescue!
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2005
Disaster begins the New Year!
TSUNAMIMother Nature's Terror!
UNITED NATION'S OIL FOR FOOD PROGRAMU.N. Gas and Go!
RUMMY'S BIG MOUTHRumsfeld's Follies!
FDA OK'd?Is it OK to trust the FDA?
UPCOMING IRAQI ELECTIONSCasting ballots in Baghdad
MORE CHRISTMAS MADNESSChristmas collection by Dan Reynolds
SANTA NEEDS A HOLIDAYSanta collection by Dan Reynolds
SNOWMEN ARE FLAKESSnowmen collection by Dan Reynolds
POLITICAL CHRISTMAS
Politics and Christmas?
SOCIAL SECURITY PRIVATIZATIONGambling on your Retirement!
'TIS THE SEASON FOR SANTAAll I want for Christmas is........
CHRISTMAS 2004Holiday Cheer, Steroids and Reindeer!
IRAQ CHRISTMASMerry Christmas Troops!
ARMOR FOR TROOPSRumsfeld's brilliant idea!


AMERICAN CARTOONISTS

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