More and more news about the Vatican has been appearing since the sudden resignation of Pope Benedict on Feb 11th. There’s a report which investigated the 2012 scandal over leaked Vatican documents , dysfunction within the Vatican, and criticism of Cardinal Mahony’s plans to participate in the choosing of the next pope. Speaking of Cardinals involved with the Church’s sexual abuse scandals, during next month’s gathering in Rome Cardinal Law (remember him?) will not be participating; he’s 81 and ineligible to vote in the conclave.
Author: Ann
Supreme Court will hear campaign finance case
This cartoon from my archives goes all the way back to 1997 but after reading the news that SCOTUS will consider lifting limits on individual campaign contributions I think it’s still relevant. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again- money is not speech.
State of the Union sketches
Here they are all together; lots of colorful ties.
Live sketching Obama’s 2013 State of the Union tonight
So much news- the Pope announcing his resignation, the ex-LAPD officer is in a standoff with police at Big Bear, and the State of the Union is only 2 hrs away. I’ll be doing live sketches during the SOTU speech so I hope you’ll follow via the Washington Post or twitter. For you dog lovers, the Westminster Dog Show is also on tonight. In case you’ll have to miss it, here’s a taste of our own Washington Worst of Breed:
Pope Benedict announces his resignation
Well, that was certainly a surprise when I opened up my laptop. I happen to be traveling this week so it confirms a time-honored belief for editorial cartoonists- anytime you’re on vacation or business travel, a BIG news event is bound to happen. So, here’s a cartoon from 2005 when Pope Benedict was elected:
Sen McCain and Chuck Hagel clash over Iraq
During Chuck Hagel’s Defense Secretary confirmation hearing today, Senator McCain grilled him over his past statements on the Iraq war. To use a phrase tossed back and forth between the two, I think history has already made a judgement about Iraq.
