Cartoon Saturday - The Christmas Edition

Well, the Christmas holiday is off to a flying start ... yesterday I came down with the Cold from Hell, just in time to have to miss the Christmas dance party. Agnes fixed me her standard cold and fever remedy - a big mug of hot rum spiked with a dash of tea, followed by a dose of NyQuil. I was in bed by 9 last night, and didn't get up this morning until 6:30. Still feel out of sorts, but much better than yesterday.

But you didn't come here to listen to my problems ...

Thousands of people in Moscow demonstrated for fair elections amid claims of electoral fraud in the balloting that returned Vladimir Putin to power earlier this month; professional self-aggrandizing windbag Donald Trump has changed his political affiliation from "Republican" to "unaffiliated" and publicly denounced GOP behavior; "Vatican.xxx" has been placed on the "permanent reserve" list to prevent its use as an online porn address; The French Ministry of Health has announced that the government will pay to remove silicone breast implants from about 30,000 women over concerns that leakage of the silicone filler could lead to a rare form of cancer; and in Egypt, the savage beating of "The Girl in the Blue Bra" by military police has rallied women to protest government oppression in the wake of the revolution earlier this year that was supposed to eliminate ... government oppression.

Peace on Earth, good will toward men, blah, blah, blah...

You may not believe it, but hyperconservative Republicans do, in fact, celebrate Christmas ...

What would Cartoon Saturday be without at least one gawd-awful thematic pun ...?

Better check your plan if your true love gives you those calling birds ...

It's all in how you look at it ...

Oh, heck, how about another pun ...

The parts that don't make it into the history books ...

Lots of businesses are cutting back on their Christmas celebrations and bonuses this year (unless, of course, you are a Wall Street tycoon or a major banker) ...

There are decorations and there are decorations ...

And finally, I'm sure you've wondered about this, too ...

You can learn about frankincense and myrrh here. Be sure to read all the pages.

And that's it for this year's Christmas edition of Cartoon Saturday. I hope you have a safe and relaxing holiday with your families and friends, and that the spirit of Christmas will help carry you through times that are politically and economically difficult. Hang in there, and keep visiting Santa Bilbo for the latest commentary on all the naked emperors out there.

Have a good day and a Merry Christmas! More thoughts tomorrow.

Bilbo