"Add hair of Sarah, eyerolls of McCain, wool of Obama, and Biden's slip of the tongue...and we get a pretty tasty election!" © D. Barstow, 2008 I hope you don't have to know Macbeth to understand this cartoon; just a rudimentary knowledge of witches is helpful, however. They do like to cook, they have unusual spices, ...

"I think we timed it just right. Election fever overshadows bank failures." If you are expecting analysis of the bailout package(s) and bill, explanations of why these banks failed, why the markets have plunged to unimaginable depths, and where you should invest any money  you have left now...well, you've come to the wrong blog. I'm just ...

"I have to get off. I've been waiting all week for "Dancing With the Candidates."" I love 'em both: Dancing with the Stars, and the debates. Next up: foxtrot, with Obama and Palin.

I am all kinds of thrilled that I've been invited to submit cartoons about the election to a major publication!! I don't think I've ever done any political cartoons until recently. (My father used to suggest that if I did them, I would be a "real" cartoonist,  but fortunately - I think it wasn't until he ...