So long, September, don't let the door hit you in the backside on the way out ...
Representative Mark Walker, chair of the House Republican Study Committee, struck a blow for dignity and equality this week when he described the nine female members of the committee as "eye candy;" Donald Trump denied being preoccupied with the National Football League, even as he kept up a relentless Twitter barrage against protesting players; Saudi Arabia took a mighty leap forward into the early 20th Century when the king announced that women in the country would be allowed to drive, starting next year; the latest GOP attempt to demolish the Affordable Care Act - the so-called Graham-Cassidy bill - failed when enough Republican senators refused to support it; and Hugh "Hef" Hefner, the founder of Playboy Magazine and commanding general of the sexual revolution, passed away this week at the age of 91.
Given the kind of week it's been, I thought that a collection of cartoons featuring piñatas would be appropriate ...
You do need to worry about the weapons you might face ...
Methinks the doctor had something of a conflict of interest ...
There's a lot of that going around ...
Mosquito piñata ...
"Enhanced interrogation techniques" don't always work on piñatas ...
The advance of technology ...
Can you pick out the perpetrator? ...
Self-defense classes for piñatas ...
I get that feeling a lot ...
Before the Trojan Horse came the ...
And so we beat our way to the end of September, fervently hoping that October will be better but not getting our hopes up too much.
Have a good day and a great weekend. See you tomorrow for our musical answer to enhanced border controls. More thoughts then.
Bilbo
4 comments:
In the beginning I would not have removed the Red Hots. Today I would. If they still make them.
I never realized that piñatas can be a rich subject for cartoons!
Pinatas for mosquitos.
An outstanding edition! Especially liked the mosquito piñata, but all were great.
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