Cartoon Saturday

Well, it's been quite a week, hasn't it?

Der Furor appointed his Special Assistant for Adoring Gazes, Mike Pence*, to direct the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic; Don Junior, son of Der Furor, in an interview with "Fox and Friends," accused the Democrats of sabotaging daddy's 'winning streak' by wishing for the deadly coronavirus to spread and kill millions of Americans; a man murdered five people in the latest mass murder by gunfire, this one at a brewery in Milwaukee; and scientists from several countries have detected evidence of an unbelievably enormous explosion in space - five times bigger than anything observed before, probably the biggest blast since the Big Bang that is believed to have created the observable universe, and generating almost as much violently expanding hot air as the annual CPAC rally; and popular adventure author Clive "Raise the Titanic!" Cussler died at the age of 88.

As we contemplate the smoking holes where our investments used to be and the administration continues its valiant efforts to deny that there's a problem with this coronavirus thing ... and that if there is, it's a plot by the Democrats ... we might as well have a few health care-related laughs ...

When we finally run out of protective gear for caregivers ...

Well, that's one approach ...

They'll get health care reformed if it kills them ...

Now that's my kind of treatment ...

This is one of those new, low-cost health care plans the GOP is pushing ...

Check to see what's covered before the battle starts ...

Another one of those creative approaches to the shortages of protective gear ...

Did you ever wonder why certain drugs are prescribed? ...

It's not? Hmmm ...

If your medical bills accurately documented what's being charged ...

And that's it for this week ... one of the most bizarre and unsettling weeks in recent memory. I hope I've helped you get past it.

Have a good day and a great weekend. Turning off the TV will help. Come back tomorrow for the return of Poetry Sunday ... more thoughts then.

Bilbo

* He's been practicing his "solemn gravitas" face to use in place of his usual adoring gaze to get ready for his role as the pre-designated scapegoat for coronavirus-related bad news.