Cartoon Saturday

Less than a week until Christmas, and somehow that thing about peace on earth and goodwill toward men seems to have been stuck in Congress ...

North Korea has been identified by the FBI as the perpetrator of the massive computer hack and political blackmail that targeted the Sony Corporation; the mother of eight children murdered in Australia has been arrested for the crime; a family has sued the Bob Evans restaurant chain, accusing it of killing their parents by serving tainted meat loaf; at least four people have died and 28 others in ten states have become infected after eating caramel apples that may have been infected with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria; and President Obama is being both hailed and condemned (oddly enough) for his decision to reinstate diplomatic relations with Cuba.

Since Christmas is coming on Thursday, what could be more appropriate than cartoons dedicated to the magical season? ...

The version of the visitation of the magi that didn't make it into Bible ...

When myths collide ...

That Rudolph is one sly reindeer ...

Even Santa finds it necessary to lawyer up nowadays ...

Wrapping Christmas gifts can be a pain, but there are some creative ways to get around it that don't involve the old gift-bag copout ...

Wall Street wishes you a Merry Christmas ...

They could probably just get a copy from the NSA ...

You can't be too careful when reading the fine print ...

Remember those reindeer games we talked about before? ...

No Euros? ...

And that's how it is for your next-to-last Cartoon Saturday of 2014. I hope you've finished your Christmas shopping, because if you go to a shopping center any time in the next few days, you need your head examined. And I have extra coal and sawdust if you were wondering what gift to give your Congressional reprehensives.

Before we go, don't forget to cast your votes for the 2014 Ass Clown of the Year. I announced the opening of the balloting last Wednesday, and so far we have votes cast for:

The Republican Congressional Leadership - 15 votes each for John Boehner and Mitch McConnell
ISIS/"The Islamic State" - 11 votes
The Taliban - 5 votes
The Democratic Congressional Leadership - 3 votes each for Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi
Vladimir Putin - 1 vote
Texas Senator Ted Cruz - 1 vote
The American Voter - 1 vote

Don't miss out ... cast your votes now! In case you need to review the rules (which are simple) and the biweekly winners for 2014 who have already been announced, go here.

Have a good day and a great weekend. See you back here again tomorrow for Poetry Sunday.

More thoughts then.

Bilbo