Cartoon Saturday

A man armed with an assault rifle, two handguns and a shotgun killed three people and wounded five at his office in St Louis; in Angola, a bus carrying the Togolese national soccer team to a tournament in Angola was riddled with bullets by unidentified attackers; the date of President Obama's first State of the Union address has been changed because of popular outrage that it would interfere with the season premiere of the final season of the hit TV show Lost; a young woman who once modeled for Playboy magazine has been identified by Miami police as the person found dead and "burned beyond recognition" in a trash bin; and according to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Obama administration is making a renewed push for Mideast peace, stepping up pressure on Israelis and Palestinians to reach an agreement...which will no doubt be as successful as every other push for Mideast peace (but more on that tomorrow).

If it weren't for Cartoon Saturday, how would you cope?

The biggest news is, of course, the weather, which is as cold as (insert joke here). How cold is it? A few cartoonists have their opinions...

Yep...it's cold...
A quick look at the weather map tells the story...

You may have to think about this one for a minute, but it's worth it...

Okay, enough about the weather. How about a dose of just plain silly...?

It wouldn't be Cartoon Saturday without taking a jab at the health care industry, would it...?

And finally, apropos of the linked story above about yet another push for a Mideast settlement, who can ever understand these stupid people? Cartoonist Pat Oliphant has them nailed...the comment by the little birds at the bottom is the best part...

And that's it for this week's Cartoon Saturday. It looks like a good weekend to stay inside by the fire, wrapped in a quilt, with a cup of hot chocolate, a good book, and a stack of DVDs. After all, here in Disneyland on the Potomac, it's so cold outside that I saw a Congressman with his hands in his own pockets.

Have a good day. Stay warm. More thoughts tomorrow.

Bilbo