A different kind of turmoil in the mideast

... spreading to the West faster than any religious, ethnic, or political conflict.

Say it ain't so, Joe!

Lieberman is threatening to block the Healthcare Reform Bill from coming to a vote in the Senate. He'd pay with his Chairmainship of the Homeland Security Committee if he did so (so it ain't bloody likely), but nonetheless he seems to be savoring the moment.



Lou Dobbs worked at CNN, the original 24-hour cable news network (aha- CNN!). Until he was booted with an $8 million severence package, that is. He claimed recently that "neutrality is not part of my being" as he clanked around with his ridiculous policy recommendations.

It's Alive!

Just hitch your wagon to that horse and then switch candidates at the last minute, I say!

Laundry Day and Ho-Ho Healthcare

Two new comics from Raskol this weekend.

The Senate is bringing the healthcare bill to the floor for debate. Harry Reid is hoping for results in the near future.


The question remains as to whether Blackwater will answer for crimes in Iraq.

Though I do favor a civilian court trial...

Attorney General Holder certainly has an uphill battle on his hands. We've got a long way to go in terms of rehabilitating our battered justice system.

The lone superpower

These climate change summits are really just a pipe dream anyway. What's the Uncle Sam to do?

Tight cufflinks

President Obama's "historic" tour of Asia is underway. One wonders what will come of it... Chinese human rights activists haven't been too keen on the Obama administration thus far, and China's odd remarks on Tibet have demonstrated an ongoing cultural gap between the world's most populous nation and the world's most powerful one.

A frightening prophecy

As Homer so eloquently stated, "What's everyone so worked up about? So there's a comet. Big deal. It'll burn up in atmosphere and whatever's left will be no bigger than a Chihuahua's head."

One can only hope.

How Christian of you

God knows that if gays are entitled to equal rights under the law, the Catholic church surely has to abandon such places.

See no evil

Two reasons to celebrate: a new Raskol comic and the launch of Digestive Comics thrice weekly jam! John and I will be putting these together on roughly the same schedule as our own comics. So head on over to Digestive Comics and enjoy!

Digestive Comics

A brand new Raskol comic is on its way tomorrow to tickle your prefrontal cortex, but also the launch of a collaborative project between two Washingtonians that we all know and love: Yours truly, Ted Raskol, and John McNamee of Pie Comics fame.

This new creation will be a refined jam comic entitled "Digestive Comics." It will be a 4-panel comic published three times a week. John and I will alternate panels to create entirely improvisational strips. We hope you enjoy it when the page launches tomorrow.

The Emperor's New Conceptual Art

This comic was in no small part inspired by Robert Hughes' reflections on the contemporary art market. Watch "The Mona Lisa Curse" (part 1 embedded below)

They say the topography is rather treacherous

...and there is, unfortunately, no middle ground.