Cartoon Saturday

Once more into the breach, Dear Friends ...

In the wake of the huge electoral upset in which Tea Party darling David Brat unseated House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, NBC News reported that Cantor's campaign spent more on dinners at two upscale steak houses than his challenger spent on the entire campaign; speaking of steaks, over 4,000 pounds of rib eyes and other beef cuts were recalled from stores in New England and Missouri over fears that they were contaminated with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE - otherwise known as "mad cow disease"); declassified documents released this week by the National Security Archive revealed that two multi-megaton nuclear bombs that fell from a B-52 bomber that crashed in North Carolina in 1961 came close to detonating; forces of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) continued to capture territory across Iraq as US-trained and supplied Iraqi army and security forces threw away uniforms and weapons and fled; and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un berated his nation's weather forecasters for failing to properly forecast the weather.

Every day, in every way, we need the cartoons more and more ...

For this week's collection of theme cartoons, let's look at that traditional American hero - the cowboy ...

Modern cowboys use technology just like the rest of us do ...

It's important to understand right-of-way laws no matter what you're driving ...

Cowboy vacations aren't always fun for all concerned ...

There's trouble down at the Long Branch ...

I suppose he's technically a cowboy, but ...

Turning to other topics, Agnes is always trying to be proactive ...

Drill for what's commercially the most valuable ...

Some lobbyists and members of Congress are more successful than others ...

There's a difference in viewpoint that comes with age ...

And finally, this lineup ought to be interesting ...

That's it for another Cartoon Saturday ... I hope it helped you shake off the dust and drear of the past week. 

After a week of high heat, humidity, and strong thunderstorms here in NoVa, it look as if we're in for a pleasant weekend, with lower temperatures and less humidity. We can use it! Later today, our friends Ken and Nadja will be joining us for dinner, and tomorrow we'll celebrate Fathers' Day ... be sure to be here for my annual Fathers' Day tribute post. The regular Poetry Sunday post will appear on Monday.

Have a good day. More thoughts tomorrow.

Bilbo