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| Mike Luckovich, October 17, 2018 |
Showing posts with label Mike Luckovich. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mike Luckovich. Show all posts
Sunday, October 21, 2018
Sunday, July 8, 2018
Mike Luckovich
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| Mike Luckovich - July 8 |
These two political cartoons speak to how I feel about the current White House; illustrating how stupid and also how cruel our president is.  |
| Mike Lukovich - July 4th |
Saturday, May 27, 2017
Memorial Day Weekend 2017
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| Mike Luckovich - May 26, 2017 |
Nothing major to report, I am enjoying the beautiful weather we are having for this Memorial Day Weekend, which is warmer and drier than what we normally get. The flower beds are coming along, my Honeysuckle Vine is just starting to bloom, and the Delphiniums I planted last year are coming along nicely.
Last weekend I got a single light pink blooming Peony, and am probably going to start digging a spot to plant it this weekend. I also got a pink Salvia and planted that in the back with the goal of attracting more Humming Birds, and it's working already! The Sweet Pea seeds I started in doors did well, and I planted those several weeks ago, and am continuing to try and train them up the bamboo stakes. I have some Lupines I started from seed as well, but not early enough. They are definitely too small to bloom this year, but I am hoping they grow and develop into nice healthy plants for next year.
Sunday, November 13, 2016
#He's Not My President
Mike Luckovich - November 4, 2016
Needless to say anyone that knows me, knows that I did not vote for the #orangepresident - and I am now feeling alienated from those that did, because I am left with no other conclusion than that they have just as much hate in their hearts as he does.
I had originally meant to write a post before the election, not that I thought I would change anyone's mind. Writing it now is because I am part of the over half of the country that voted for Hillary Clinton because she was the best candidate for the job. I didn't cry on election night, but I did have to turn off the TV because I could see she was losing, and it was a gut punch and surreal.
There was a very good opinion piece on The Detroit Free Press today from Brian Dickerson that hit on several things that I have felt this past week. One is that I feel like I'm going to be in mourning for the next four years. The second was that I could not understand how the same people that voted for Trump would not want him at their dinner table. But that was my problem, I kept trying to use logic through this whole election, and unfortunately his supporters weren't, and still aren't.
Every horrible thing that came out of his mouth couldn't sway his fans, while it disgusted the rest of us. Trump is mocking the 'elite' press, but I understand why they predicted that his campaign would fail the same way I did - it was because of how repulsive he is as a person. We all assumed at some point all of his crap would catch up to him and it never did.
One of the saddest things I read yesterday was the percentage of people that disliked him and still voted for him anyway. I have a message for everyone that voted for him, voted for a third party candidate, or didn't vote at all - I hope you can live with your conscience with what is to come.
Tonight I was further disgusted by his campaign manager expecting Barack Obama & Hillary Clinton to make more of an effort to unite America. Are you kidding me!?! Honey, you backed the wrong horse. The one person who should be making the effort to heal the wound in America is the same person that ripped us apart in the first place, and obviously he is not capable of either seeing this, or doing anything about it because he is not a leader. How ironic that she was calling on two people that actually are to do the job.
There's so much more that I was originally going to say, but I don't have it in me right now. I just hope that there is still an America left in 4 years for us to get a real president and get back on track.
I had originally meant to write a post before the election, not that I thought I would change anyone's mind. Writing it now is because I am part of the over half of the country that voted for Hillary Clinton because she was the best candidate for the job. I didn't cry on election night, but I did have to turn off the TV because I could see she was losing, and it was a gut punch and surreal.
There was a very good opinion piece on The Detroit Free Press today from Brian Dickerson that hit on several things that I have felt this past week. One is that I feel like I'm going to be in mourning for the next four years. The second was that I could not understand how the same people that voted for Trump would not want him at their dinner table. But that was my problem, I kept trying to use logic through this whole election, and unfortunately his supporters weren't, and still aren't.
Every horrible thing that came out of his mouth couldn't sway his fans, while it disgusted the rest of us. Trump is mocking the 'elite' press, but I understand why they predicted that his campaign would fail the same way I did - it was because of how repulsive he is as a person. We all assumed at some point all of his crap would catch up to him and it never did.
One of the saddest things I read yesterday was the percentage of people that disliked him and still voted for him anyway. I have a message for everyone that voted for him, voted for a third party candidate, or didn't vote at all - I hope you can live with your conscience with what is to come.
Tonight I was further disgusted by his campaign manager expecting Barack Obama & Hillary Clinton to make more of an effort to unite America. Are you kidding me!?! Honey, you backed the wrong horse. The one person who should be making the effort to heal the wound in America is the same person that ripped us apart in the first place, and obviously he is not capable of either seeing this, or doing anything about it because he is not a leader. How ironic that she was calling on two people that actually are to do the job.
There's so much more that I was originally going to say, but I don't have it in me right now. I just hope that there is still an America left in 4 years for us to get a real president and get back on track.
Sunday, November 4, 2012
More Election 2012
I don't want to say that I enjoyed This blog post from October 29th on The Huffington Post, in the sense that it's not entertainment; but for me it really hits the nail on the head. I don't for a second believe that Mitt Romney really gives a rip about most Americans, and in making our lives any better, I think he just wants to be President for the power.
The B.S. that has come out of his mouth, along with Paul Ryan is astounding. I'm going to try and articulate it as best I can; it dawned on me this past week that to hear them talk, most of the Republican candidates and pundits act like the sky is falling, ALL THE TIME. They act is if the world is going to come to an end for every single decision that President Obama makes. The level of fear that they seem to be operating under would cause so much stress you would think it would shorten their lifespan. It would be a lot more comical, if you they weren't serious, but they are.
President Obama has not accomplished everything he intended in his first term, and not as much as I hoped he would personally, but I know that his intentions are good, and that he will continue to try. And he did try, but has been demonized by Republicans from the beginning. If Obama gets re-elected, are they going to continue to fight him every step of the way? It's become the new normal to just slap a label on your opponent, and then react to everything they say or do as if it is actually fitting that stereotype, even when it's not. For me, the most offensive was to compare Obama to Hitler. Really? Hitler was responsible for the deaths of millions of people. Yeah, he and Obama have so much in common, I don't know how I could have missed that.
Then they even threw Chris Christie under the bus for praising President Obama's handling of the clean-up for Hurricane Sandy. How dare he not continue the party line of criticizing every single thing Obama does?
This would be a perfect time for Romney to put his money where his mouth is and donate billions of dollars to help out the victims of Hurricane Sandy since he thinks it's not the government's job.
You know who is helping out? It's neighbors helping neighbors. Every single major natural disaster it's the folks that don't have much that give the most. The rich stay that way, because they all think they don't have enough money, and therefore hang on to it for dear life.
Today's Parade magazine had a cover article on the election, and this was a side feature that I thought was pretty good food for thought:
Fixing Government
GOP strategist Mark McKinnon
• Pass “No Budget, No Pay” legislation that would dock legislators every day they fail to pass a budget on time.
• Require an up or down vote on presidential appointments within 90 days or the nominee is confirmed by default.
• End the use of filibusters to prevent a bill from reaching the Senate floor for debate.
• Allow members the ability, if they have a majority, to anonymously override a leader or committee chair’s refusal to bring a bill to the floor. The names would be made public after the bill passes.
• Make members come to work five days a week in session. Sync House and Senate schedules, with three weeks in D.C., one week at home.
• Introduce a “Question Time” for the president; on a rotating basis, the House and Senate would host televised sessions. And schedule monthly news conferences for the president.
• Have the comptroller general present an annual televised fiscal report to a joint session of Congress.
• Allow no pledges but the Oath of Office.
• Introduce monthly bipartisan gatherings, bipartisan seating, and a bipartisan leadership committee.
• Expand presidential power to reorganize or eliminate redundant parts of the federal government.
Mark McKinnon is a co-founder of No Labels, a movement dedicated to ending partisan gridlock.
http://www.parade.com/news/
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| Mike Luckovich, October 31, 2012 |
President Obama has not accomplished everything he intended in his first term, and not as much as I hoped he would personally, but I know that his intentions are good, and that he will continue to try. And he did try, but has been demonized by Republicans from the beginning. If Obama gets re-elected, are they going to continue to fight him every step of the way? It's become the new normal to just slap a label on your opponent, and then react to everything they say or do as if it is actually fitting that stereotype, even when it's not. For me, the most offensive was to compare Obama to Hitler. Really? Hitler was responsible for the deaths of millions of people. Yeah, he and Obama have so much in common, I don't know how I could have missed that.
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| Mike Luckovich, November 1, 2012 |
Then they even threw Chris Christie under the bus for praising President Obama's handling of the clean-up for Hurricane Sandy. How dare he not continue the party line of criticizing every single thing Obama does?
This would be a perfect time for Romney to put his money where his mouth is and donate billions of dollars to help out the victims of Hurricane Sandy since he thinks it's not the government's job.
You know who is helping out? It's neighbors helping neighbors. Every single major natural disaster it's the folks that don't have much that give the most. The rich stay that way, because they all think they don't have enough money, and therefore hang on to it for dear life.
Today's Parade magazine had a cover article on the election, and this was a side feature that I thought was pretty good food for thought:
Illustration by Yarek Waszul
Fixing Government
GOP strategist Mark McKinnon
• Pass “No Budget, No Pay” legislation that would dock legislators every day they fail to pass a budget on time.
• Require an up or down vote on presidential appointments within 90 days or the nominee is confirmed by default.
• End the use of filibusters to prevent a bill from reaching the Senate floor for debate.
• Allow members the ability, if they have a majority, to anonymously override a leader or committee chair’s refusal to bring a bill to the floor. The names would be made public after the bill passes.
• Make members come to work five days a week in session. Sync House and Senate schedules, with three weeks in D.C., one week at home.
• Introduce a “Question Time” for the president; on a rotating basis, the House and Senate would host televised sessions. And schedule monthly news conferences for the president.
• Have the comptroller general present an annual televised fiscal report to a joint session of Congress.
• Allow no pledges but the Oath of Office.
• Introduce monthly bipartisan gatherings, bipartisan seating, and a bipartisan leadership committee.
• Expand presidential power to reorganize or eliminate redundant parts of the federal government.
Mark McKinnon is a co-founder of No Labels, a movement dedicated to ending partisan gridlock.
http://www.parade.com/news/
Monday, May 28, 2012
Current Cartoon Favorites
I've been meaning to post some of my favorite political cartoons that have come out recently.
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| Sherman's Lagoon, May 28, 2012 |
I love Sherman's Lagoon, and I thought they pulled this one off well.
I read all of the my cartoons online now that I only buy the newspaper on Sundays. Two of these cartoonists are on the Go Comics website. The website has quite a few cartoons and you can log in and register and save your favorites.
I read a brief bit on The Huffington Post this afternoon that Donald Trump has proclaimed himself to be Mitt Romney's Vice Presidential Pick. His ego will never cease to amaze and amuse me.
Here it is:
'Usually known for his eloquence and reserve, Donald Trump bombastically touted himself as Mitt Romney's vice president. Assuredly, he feels that if the "Seinfeld" chick can get elected in that HBO documentary, anyone can.'
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