Columnists

Imagine that a “company” faces hard times and the management “fires” one of their three top managers. You’d be surprised if the manager that was removed was the top performer of the three, the highest rated in terms of management criteria. You’d be shocked if that manager was the only woman; you’d suspect sex discrimination. But that’s exactly what happened on November 2nd, when voters “fired” Nancy Pelosi. -more-

Creationists keep coming up with the same old arguments. One favorite: “If humans evolved from apes, why are there still apes?” A fine example of what Judge Jones called “breathtaking inanity.” -more-

In March, while driving in the California mountains, my car skidded on ice and hit a semi head on. The crash foreshadowed the disaster suffered by Democrats on November 2nd, where the Obama bus was mangled by a Republican freight train. The difference being that the Democratic catastrophe could have been avoided. -more-

The off-again, on-again Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations have stalled again. During the lull between negotiations, Israel continues settlement construction in the Palestinian territories and east Jerusalem, lands the Palestinians claim for a future state. Clearly, Israel has no intention of engaging in meaningful peace negotiations that would result in an independent Palestinian state. Israel is slowly squeezing the Palestinians with the ultimate goal of taking over the entire country and to drive out the non-Jewish population. This leaves the Palestinians no choice but to unilaterally appeal to the international community for recognition of an independent state. -more-

How many women political cartoonists can you name? Past or present. -more-