There’s another cartoon controversy overseas; A cartoon in the London Times has been labeled as anti-semitic by some critics. While one can question the timing of publication (Holocaust Memorial Day), I find the charges baseless. So does the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
Here’s the cartoon by Gerald Scarfe; make your own mind up.
Obama and Hillary Clinton did a joint interview last night on 60 Minutes. Remember when they weren’t quite as friendly?
It’s a busy news day- the Pentagon is announcing lifting the ban on women in combat and confirmation hearings for John Kerry for Secretary of State on the Hill this morning.
Today is the 4oth anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision Roe v Wade, which made abortion legal in all 50 states. Every year on this day the Pro-life groups descend on Washington DC to march around the Court. I live in the area so I’ve witnessed these over the years and it always strikes me how the majority of these protesters are very young children. 
I was live-sketching for the Washington Post today; here’s what I ended up with:
In preparation for the Inaugural, I dug out my animation from Obama’s first in 2009. Why did I color him blue? Oh, now I remember; the thinking at that time in Washington was that the new administration would usher in a period of cool, Rat-pack type style. That didn’t last long (either the thinking or my blue Obama).