Cartoon Saturday

Two weeks of February down, two to go, and more than a month until the first day of Spring. Oy.

Senator Ted Cruz's campaign pulled one of its television ads after it was discovered that an actress in the ad was an adult film performer*; In Columbus, Ohio, four people were injured when a man wielding a machete attacked customers and employees in a local restaurant ... the NRA issued a statement reminding everyone that only a good guy with a machete can stop a bad guy with a machete; 46 prison guards in Georgia were arrested in an FBI sting that targeted a massive drug ring; in Oklahoma City, a 20 year-old man was arrested for shooting his grandparents at their day care facility, and then beheading them; and in Cleveland, Ohio, public outrage forced the city to stop its attempt to bill the family of a 12 year-old boy for an ambulance ride after the child was mistakenly shot by police.

I really couldn't make this stuff up.

There are a lot of things that are bugging me lately, so let's lead off this week's Cartoon Saturday with a few cartoons about ... well ... bugs ...

Caution: pickup artist at work ...

Busted!! ...

The Houdini of butterflies ...

Well, he does look a little young ...

Well, there's nothing wrong with a little positive thinking, is there? ...

I have a similar problem ...

Even the world of bugs and slugs has to worry about the crazies ...

Turning to a few other topics ...

You just know that this is what's going through the mind of a politician at a press conference ...

Well, he's consistent ...

And finally for this week, a cartoon that truly speaks to me as I get ready to move into retirement ...

It's going to be a bone-chillingly cold weekend here in NoVa (I can already hear the wind howling outside my study window), which may be good for Valentine's Day ... it'll be good weather for snuggling in front of the fire under a pile of quilts. At least the weatherman isn't using the "s" word in his forecasts until Monday.

Have a good day and a great Presidents' Day weekend, and give your Valentine a kiss and a hug while you're at it. See you tomorrow for Poetry Sunday.

Bilbo

* Her line was, "Maybe you should vote for more than just another pretty face next time."