Cartoon Saturday

Just when you thought it was safe to get out of bed ...

NASA announced that the earth had avoided a collision with an asteroid the size of three football fields; an ass clown who should have known better deliberately destroyed a delicate Utah rock formation that had existed since Jurassic times; Congress voted to solve the nation's debt crisis by appointing a committee to solve the nation's debt crisis ... having evidently forgotten how well The Supercommittee worked out; a couple in Texas has received a bill for $236,000 in unpaid highway tolls, while several other scofflaws owe more than $100,000 each; and in dreadful news for men everywhere, a new study indicates that excessive consumption of bacon may be harmful for a man's ability to produce healthy semen*.

Yep, we really need the cartoons this week.

For our selection of theme cartoons for the week, and in honor of the tea party's hysterical fury over the perceived horror of Obamacare, I've selected some cartoons dealing with the cost of our medical care ...

The ultimate in untreatable pre-existing conditions ...

This is about what most average Americans can afford ...

Delicate surgery. Very delicate ...

What's removed in Vegas stays in Vegas ...

Sorry you were misinformed ... America is not like most of the rest of the civilized world after all ...

Some insurance companies have very strict rules about seeking additional opinions ...

You know things are bad when your care team includes doctor, nurse, anesthetist, and insurance adjuster ...

How about a couple of ghastly pun cartoons to give you something else to groan about? ...

And ...

And because it's been an exceptionally yucky week, even by modern American political standards**, how about a couple of bonus cartoons?

This one dates back to last year, but it still applies ...

My friend Kathy is an incurable optimist*** ... I, not so much ...

And last but not least, a final really awful pun to see you through the weekend ...

It looks as if the weather here in NoVa is going to be nice for the next few days, so the final weekend of Bernadette and Richard's visit ought to be good for some last-minute sightseeing. As for me, I'll be practicing shaking my head in sad disbelief as I get ready for Congress to work creatively to solve the nation's problems****. And I already have a bad neck.

Sigh.

Have a good day and a great weekend. More thoughts tomorrow.

Bilbo

* AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!

** And the fact that we almost got waxed by that asteroid.

*** One of the better pre-existing conditions.

**** I think I need to spend more time letting Kathy's optimism rub off on me.