A conservative backlash is threatening immigration reform. Instead of reading yet another article about how it would be wise to legalize the status of 11 million undocumented immigrants and give them a shot of citizenship, here are a handful of political cartoons that cut to the core of the debate.
Speaking on Thursday at the dedication of George W. Bush's new presidential library, Bill Clinton couldn't help but crack a joke about Dubya's newfound interest in painting.
While the new George W. Bush library might sway some, cartoonists seem unwilling to reconsider the legacy of one of the most polarizing president in U.S. history. Check out their cartoons about the opening of Dubya's new presidential library in Texas:
Any questions about the spinelessness of our current crop of politician was put to rest last week, as the Senate failed to pass even the most watered-down gun control legislation. Leave it to the nation's cartoonists to cut through the nonsense and hold these dopes accountable.
And now for a few choice words about the recent Senate vote that scuttled universal background checks on gun purchases. Gutless, Craven, Chicken-Hearted Invertebrates. Dastardly, Lily-Livered Yellow-Bellied Cowards.
While most political cartoons about Thatcher's death have been boring and predictable (Thatcher greeting Ronald Reagan in heaven...couldn't have seen that one coming), here are six cartoons that underscore the complex and controversial legacy Thatcher left behind.
Tax Day is less than two weeks away and, for many, this means finally getting around to finishing their taxes and writing out that check to Uncle Sam. Everyone hates paying taxes, but cartoonists despise them.
Young North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has put his weapons on standby and threatened war with South Korea as he threatens to "settle accounts" with the evil United States. Check out what some of the top political cartoonists think...
Justice Scalia's horrible comments on homosexuality, Rush Limbaugh's hypocrisy and the growing support nationally for marriage equality are all storylines in two landmark cases about gay marriage coming before the Supreme Court. Leave it to cartoonists to have the best commentary
This week, the Republican party released a nearly 100-page "autopsy" report on their electoral failings, which is funny coming from the party that decries the number of pages devoted to Obamacare.
