Thursday, June 23, 2016

The Congressional sit-in continues

By Jack Brummet, National Affairs Ed.
[image by Minnesota artist, Only Junk]

It's exciting to see another outbreak of sanity in The Capitol in this congressional sit-in. Hats off to John Lewis, Katherine Clark (yeah, Lewis and Clark), and the caucus. Dems sitting in at 4 AM. What's next? Occupy The Capitol, a new March on Washington? One small step back to sanity?  The camel's back is hanging on by a couple of fractured vertebrae.

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drawing 1458 - the runners up

by Jack Brummet


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Monday, June 20, 2016

Trump Campaign Manager Corey Lewandowski Fired

By Jack Brummet, National Affairs Ed.
illustration by Jack Brummet


"While Trump and Lewandowski are close, Trump made the decision because of systemic problems in the campaign that had spilled out into the public, leaving Trump's campaign floundering amid sinking poll numbers and image problems, multiple sources from inside the campaign said." (MSNBC)

Trump's New York state director Michael Caputo tweeted immediately after the news broke:

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Sunday, June 19, 2016

Life in British North America engraving, circa 1878

The engraver is only identified by the initials W.R.  The image is in the public domain and is part of the New York Public Library digital collection (NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17514010). 

click to enlarge

Detail:
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