Mike Luckovich

By Dave

November 4, 2005 11:50 AM | Link to this

Oh comeon Mike! You know, there are people that REALLY don’t like our President and Vicd President but couldn’t you find something else for comparative purposes? That just conjurs up all sorts of nasty images. Thanks, it’s almost lunchtime and I WAS hungry until a minute ago.

By sct

November 4, 2005 11:57 AM | Link to this

Mike why the hate against herpes?

Herpes is a non-killer, and they have drugs for it now. Cheney’s war has killed at least 50,000 people, very lethal.

By Dusty

November 4, 2005 12:10 PM | Link to this

Luckovich, if Bush and Chaney dropped to zero in the polls, they would still be held in higher regard than you. Most liberals don’t stoop so low. You have outdone them all. Congratulations!

By Andy

November 4, 2005 12:22 PM | Link to this

The exit polls for the 2004 presidential election had Kerry as the clear winner, remember that, losers?

By sct

November 4, 2005 12:28 PM | Link to this

Herpes mostly lies dormant, war lies kill.

Herpes hides most of the time, just like Cheney.

By Andy

November 4, 2005 12:35 PM | Link to this

sct: How do you know so much about herpes?

By RW-(the original)

November 4, 2005 12:36 PM | Link to this

Odd that ml doesn’t tell the poll he’s using. Well I guess not, I’m sure there are things he doesn’t want you to know.

The numbers sound like the latest CBS poll that used a 24% republican weighting and a 37% democrat weighting to there published results.

Even obscuring the numberrs like that the CBS poll still shows 66% showing President Bush more or as honest as anyone else in public life.

You might also be surprised that Dick Cheney’s disapproval rating isn’t 81% as Mike implies. Nothing about any STD’s in the poll, so our honest, humble scribbler may have a different source.

They also have a poll that says 48% of people believe in ghosts.

CBS poll

ml, how about a link to your poll?

By sct

November 4, 2005 01:07 PM | Link to this

Sorry, there is just no way you can spin this CBS poll in a positive way for this administation.

Remember, this was the administration that was going to bring respect, integrity and family values back to the White House.

(from CBS Poll) ASSESSING THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
Favorable views of George W. Bush are down eleven points since the beginning of the year. Much of this drop has come among Independents: in January at the start of his second term, 41 percent of Independents gave President Bush a favorable rating; today 28 percent do.

The events of this year have also taken a toll on opinions about Vice President Dick Cheney. Today the Vice-President receives only a 19 percent favorable rating from Americans; in January it was 28 percent……….

(35% approval for Bush, YIKES.)

By RW-(the original)

November 4, 2005 01:26 PM | Link to this

sct,

If you’re typing to me, I only mention numbers in the poll and the fact that it wasn’t fairly weighted. I’m not trying to make it positive at all.

In fact I’ll go out on a limb and predict right now: PRESIDENT BUSH WILL NOT BE RE-ELECTED IN 2008!

By Barqs is Best

November 4, 2005 01:39 PM | Link to this

That’s mighty bold thought RW. If Bush had his way with the Patriot Act, he’d outlaw new elections thus making him president forever.

Remember how nervous they got just before the elections and were contemplating announcing a terror-threat.

Anybody who says he wouldn’t can’t see how he’s already ignored and edited the Constitution and Bill of Rights to suit his agenda in the name of fighting terrorism.

By sct

November 4, 2005 01:50 PM | Link to this

Dusty, My last post pointed out that only 28% of IDEPENDENTS approve of Bush.

This country is almost evenly divided between Republicans, Democrats, and Independents.

When Idependent support drops 13% (41-28%) in less than a year, to me it shows that the president does not have much support in this country other than his base, Republicans. Not good no matter how you spin it.

By Kanye

November 4, 2005 01:58 PM | Link to this

GEORGE BUSH DOESN’T CARE ABOUT DICK CHANEY’S HERPES.

By sf

November 4, 2005 02:10 PM | Link to this

Ok, what do we have in DC, Romper Room? First we have “Dick” (what a name for our Vice-President), then somebody comes up with “Dubya” and now “Scooter”? What next, we replace the Supreme Court with “Groucho, Marco and Harpo” or “Moe, Larry and Curly”, “Bozo the Clown” as SecDef, Goofy as SecState? Enough with the nicknames. It’s hard enough to accept some of the things they say now.

By Dusty

November 4, 2005 02:54 PM | Link to this

Sct, I don’t worry too much about polls. As you said, rhere’s a Republican base. When Independents are faced with the possibility of Hillary Clinton or Nancy Pelosi for president, they may change their status in a hurry. But speaking of base, Luckovich gets the lowlife prize. I am trying to stay in the realm of decency so I won’t say anything more descriptive about him.

By Dustin Drabot

November 4, 2005 03:01 PM | Link to this

The sad part is, with modern medicine it’s easier to get rid of herpes than Bush.

By Jay

November 4, 2005 03:05 PM | Link to this

So what’s the worst we could face in 2008? John Kerry (not a chance), Dick Gephardt (nah), Al Gore (hee hee, that’s funny), Hillary (it’d split the Dems), Colin Powell (possible but not much chance since he worked for Dubya), John Edwards (bad memories of John F), Nancy Pelosi (in her own dreams). Not looking too promising. What about the otherside? John McCain (nah), Ahnuld (thank goodness he can’t run), Bill Frist (ummmmm, NO), Delay (he’ll be in jail)….. Not looking tooo promising there either. Anybody out there want to be President?

By Jason

November 4, 2005 03:09 PM | Link to this

Hey Mike, Cheney is genital herpes.

Old Bush and Cheney might as well ride on off into the sunset.

By Teresa

November 4, 2005 03:12 PM | Link to this

RW and Dusty, no matter how you try to spin it, it ain’t happening. Stick a fork in Bush & Cheney, they’re done. If you keep on with this crap, it’ll be straitjackets for the both of you. So shut it!

By Andy

November 4, 2005 03:55 PM | Link to this

Jay: Rudy Giuliani/ Condoleezza Rice? Bye-bye Hillary, have a nice retirement! Tell Billy I said hi, if he ever comes back home.

By RW-(the original)

November 4, 2005 04:04 PM | Link to this

Teresa, Good to see ya, darlin’!

By RW-(the original)

November 4, 2005 04:07 PM | Link to this

Everybody but Theresa,

Have you ever known anyone with such a straitjacket fetish?

By OddsMaker

November 4, 2005 04:11 PM | Link to this

Rudy…not bad. He’s very competent. Condi…no way. By the time the 08 election comes around nobody associated with the current administration has a snowball’s chance in hell. What this country needs is a moderate. But we all know the wingnuts from both parties will never allow the vast majority of Americans to be represented by anyone other than left or right wing idiots.

By Andy

November 4, 2005 04:21 PM | Link to this

Can’t anybody remember the election almost a year ago to the day, all of the libs on TV talking about the Kerry presidency, based on poll numbers? Why do you people even take these pinkos seriously, believing everything they throw at you?

200,000 American soldiers died to liberate France and it is more of a quagmire than Iraq is.

The stock market is soaring, unemployment is historically low, growth is at 3.8%, all this despite the hurricanes. And what are the libs telling you about the economy?

Bet you didn’t know that the government makes more off of a gallon of gasoline than the oil companies do.

How about Michael Moore hiring 115 employees for his company, only 1 of them being black?

Did you know that John Kerry owns Halliburton stock?

I better ease up; I can see you libs blinking.

By RW-(the original)

November 4, 2005 04:33 PM | Link to this

Andy,

Before the libs jump you, it was Al Franken that made only one black hire?

Michael Moore owns or recently sold a bunch of Haliburton stock.

How about the Kennedy clan handling all there trust funds in Fiji to avoid death taxes, while Teddy votes to make the rest of us pay them?

By RW-(the original)

November 4, 2005 04:36 PM | Link to this

Andy,

Here’s the book

By Andy

November 4, 2005 04:45 PM | Link to this

I stand corrected, libs all look the same to me :-).

Oddsmaker: Perfect example of what I’m talking about. You are letting the left’s smear of Condi effect your judgment. She is a brilliant woman, born in Alabama during the 60’s, instead of playing the race card went to school and got an education. I think it is fair to say that the Secretary of State position is not one of patronage. She is an expert on Russia; she even loves the game of football.

How many women that aren’t nearly as qualified have you seen the libs build into some kind of American heroine goddess? What do you think Condi would be if she were a democrat?

By sct

November 4, 2005 04:49 PM | Link to this

Get a grip Bushies. You’re starting to sound hysterical.

Bush is the president, the Republicans control congress. This is not the mess of Michael Moore or liberal pundits or Hillary.

Bush and Co. = DISASTER.

By RW-(the original)

November 4, 2005 04:54 PM | Link to this

I wonder if sct=same complaints tomorrow. ^^^kidding^^^

You’re right that the Republicans control congress, I just wish they would start acting like it.

By Andy

November 4, 2005 04:55 PM | Link to this

sct: And what disaster are you referring to?

By sct

November 4, 2005 05:16 PM | Link to this

The disaster is Bush.

Do you people realize the extent of incompetence that must exist for a president to have a 35% approval rating? Its pretty bad when a presidents approval rating starts to approach Nixon’s.

The majority of the people don’t consider our president honest, is that good?. The vast majority think the war was a mistake. Most think Plamegate, the Libby indictment and the dishonesty that lead to war are serious problems.

How about the fema debacle, the Miers nomination? The Schiavo fiasco, the unpopular Social Security concept, the vacations during critical times.

The deficit, the pork barrel spending, cronyism, tax cuts for the rich, energy prices. How about Gannon/Guckert?

Then of course we have our great Republican leaders in congress, men like Delay and Frist.

Do you people really not get it????

By OddsMaker

November 4, 2005 05:24 PM | Link to this

Andy…I do believe I criticized the wingnuts from both parties. And we know who they are. I just said that if this administration doesn’t rally between now and 08, nobody associated with the present administration could become dog catcher.

By Midori

November 4, 2005 05:27 PM | Link to this

I’m amazed at the praise heaped on C. Rice by RWers.

But then, I shouldn’t be surprised — they adore incompetent idiots.

I guess liking football was another feather in her cap.

By Ricky

November 4, 2005 05:28 PM | Link to this

I think that Luckovich, once and for all has shown that he is not a “conservative democrat” like he claims. Like we didn’t know it anyway. Bush’s numbers are historically low. Some of that is due to things out of his control(oil prices and katrina) and some are from his mistakes and misjudements. But it doesn’t matter what is polls. We will see what happens when election time comes around. And by the way this poll had a sample source of people of which 38% described themselves as Democrat and 27% Repbulican. So that sways it a little. I am not saying that his numbers aren’t low, but they aren’t this low.

By Matt

November 4, 2005 05:29 PM | Link to this

Midori, Condi is much more competent than both Madeline Albright and Sandy Berger.

By OddsMaker

November 4, 2005 05:39 PM | Link to this

No more neo-cons…no more ultra libs.

McCain-Lieberman..Lieberman-McCain 08! 3rd party. Moderation!

By OddsMaker

November 4, 2005 05:44 PM | Link to this

Andy…Donna Shlala loves football too!

By Ricky

November 4, 2005 05:49 PM | Link to this

OddsMaker, I hope you are right, I would love to see McCain run in 08

By Midori

November 4, 2005 05:50 PM | Link to this

Matt — you may need this:

www.w-w.com

By Midori

November 4, 2005 05:52 PM | Link to this

Matt — I’m sorry

I meant you really, really need this:

[www.m-w.com]

By Matt

November 4, 2005 05:53 PM | Link to this

Midori, I don’t expect you to be objective

By Midori

November 4, 2005 05:55 PM | Link to this

Matt —

I don’t expect you to be realistic.

By Ricky

November 4, 2005 05:57 PM | Link to this

Someone remind me, when was the last time Dems controlled the Senate or House? Just wondering. You might want to win some elections before you start gloating.

By Matt

November 4, 2005 05:58 PM | Link to this

Midori, name me a Republican you like or respect

By Midori

November 4, 2005 06:00 PM | Link to this

Yo, Matt — check this out:

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2005/11/03.html#a5693

Intelligence is meaningless, NOTHING, if it’s not used.

Far as I can tell, all Rice does is babysit Bush.

Oh yeah, and go shopping for shoes while major cities flood.

Oh yeah, and lie her a* off whenever she is in front of Congress about “historical documents” and such.

By Midori

November 4, 2005 06:03 PM | Link to this

Matt — believe it or not, I used to absolutely swoon over Alexander Haig.

I even stood by him when his (your) party attacked him after Reagan was shot.

I was in the military then, and appreciated the hell out of him.

I still like him to this day. Go figure.

I used to respect John McCain until he sold his soul.

By Matt

November 4, 2005 06:03 PM | Link to this

Midori, you make me laugh

By RW-(the original)

November 4, 2005 06:05 PM | Link to this

Matt,

It looks like it might take Midori a while to answer you if she’s going to do it in reverse order! I guess we know Condi isn’t the one she likes.

By Midori

November 4, 2005 06:05 PM | Link to this

Yo, Ricky — we are working on it.

We need to dismantle all of your life lines first.

as I said, we’re working on it.

but then, you guys are imploding left and right, so that even rigged machines won’t do you any good soon.

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05956.pdf

By Matt

November 4, 2005 06:06 PM | Link to this

Alexander Haig was attacked because he tried to hijack the constitution and declare himself in charge after Regan was shot. And your website only slams Republicans and in its policy states this: C&Lwill limit the commenter as “chatterer,” loosely defined as one who holds opposing views from those expressed by C&L

By Midori

November 4, 2005 06:07 PM | Link to this

RW — you smugness is showing.

your fingers are faster than your brain.

By RW-(the original)

November 4, 2005 06:07 PM | Link to this

Drat!

Move my last post up two so it will make a little sense.

By Matt

November 4, 2005 06:08 PM | Link to this

Midori, everytime you make a comment like even rigged machines won’t do you any good, you just sound like a whiner. There is ZERO proof of that. And it was Dems who were caught paying homeless people in Ohio to go to the polls and vote Democratic

By Midori

November 4, 2005 06:09 PM | Link to this

Matt,

the link I supplied you with is an interview with Alice Walker, when she appeared on the Tavis Smiley show.

She took great exception to being compared to Condi Rice, citing reasons similar to mine.

Like I said, Al Haig was a take charge kind of guy. Military people appreciated him.

By RW-(the original)

November 4, 2005 06:10 PM | Link to this

Midori,

Maybe it’s the slowness of my fingers that’s the problem.

BTW, 25 years ago today we elected the greatest President ever!

By Midori

November 4, 2005 06:11 PM | Link to this

Matt,

I suppose I doctored the GAO report as well?

Or did we bribe the GAO too?

By Midori

November 4, 2005 06:11 PM | Link to this

RW — I saw in one of your posts that you were born in 1955.

That was a very good year.

By Andy

November 4, 2005 06:12 PM | Link to this

sct: Let’s hit the facts first-

Iraq is a democracy. Paris is on fire. 197,999 troops could die in Iraq from here on out; we would have still lost more in France.

The Libby indictment is just that; an indictment. Could we give our justice system a chance?

FEMA or school bus Ray Nagin not evacuating the people before the hurricane like Bush told them?

With a drunken ape like Ted Kennedy waiting in the Senate, do you send up a blank slate like Meirs, or do risk a fight further dividing the nation? Fortunately the Conservative base spoke, saying we want the fight.

The murder of Terri Schaivo was Bush’s fault? Boy he sure gets around.

The social security concept that makes the money yours, not the governments.

Vacations in which he spoke to troops, met with foreign leaders, consulted congressman.

The deficit is a left wing bogeymen, Reagan ran them up and it was followed with the economic prosperity that Clinton cashed in on.

A lib complaining about government spending? Ted “Swimmer” Kennedy gave us the education bill. The medicare fiasco was supported by democrats like Diane Feinstein.

Cronyism, like get elected and then move your wife into the vice president’s office. Gut the FBI’s investigative ability so that you can hire your drug dealing buddies and other assorted criminals?

I ain’t researching this right now, something like 49% of US citizens don’t even pay taxes; the government runs on money from the “rich.” Besides, it has resulted in phenomenal economic growth; it’s called the Laffer curve.

Energy prices; the democrats, last week, voted down a measure that would open up domestic oil production and reduced our dependence on foreign oil. Environmental wackos make up about 50% percent of the cost of energy, regulations on refineries, 49 different blends of gasoline, etc.

The only time you’ll see a lib bash a gay is when they are Republicans, like Jeff Gannon. Barbara Walters never asked the Clintons any leading questions?

Delay, charged by the 3rd jury that Earle shopped, it will come out that he had to threaten them to get an indictment. He has no evidence.

Anything else you would like to share with us?

By RW-(the original)

November 4, 2005 06:18 PM | Link to this

Midori,

Yes it was, but I’m more than a little scared to ask why.

OK, why?

/hiding in anticipation of feeling like a dupe.

By Midori

November 4, 2005 06:20 PM | Link to this

today is my 50th birthday.

By RW-(the original)

November 4, 2005 06:24 PM | Link to this

Midori, Phew!!!

Happy Birthday, I’m 3 months and 4 days older than you. I’ll have to play the age card one day!

A gift

By Andy

November 4, 2005 06:26 PM | Link to this

“Tax cuts for the rich.” Whoever made that up should get an academy award. Remember when Bush was giving out the $600 rebate checks and all of the libs wanted one even though they hadn’t paid any taxes?

By Midori

November 4, 2005 06:27 PM | Link to this

LOL

Thanks.

By Bobb

November 4, 2005 06:40 PM | Link to this

Yeah, and the Democrat’s exit polls had Kerry winning handily over Bush last year. Where is Kerry today?

Oh, and you know, Mr.Cheney has done more public service in his lifetime then your rinky-dink little cartoon show can ever hope to achieve. To mention the Vice-President of the United States in the same sentence with a sexually transmitted disease perfectly illustrates how respect, civility, and common courtesy have gone out of modern day discourse thanks to the in-your-face, win-at-costs mentality of the modern day liberal.

You, sir, are a boor.

By RW-(the original)

November 4, 2005 06:57 PM | Link to this

Midori,

It’s actually 4 months and 4 days, no wonder I keep posting out of order.

Everyone else,

Feel free to play with the gift I left Midori.

By Teresa

November 4, 2005 07:44 PM | Link to this

RW, you need to rest. You get EVERYTHING wrong. You can’t spell, can’t add. I believe I see the straitjacket coming for you, and you will have a long respite.

By Bobbie

November 4, 2005 08:04 PM | Link to this

Mike: Your cartoons are brillant. You get to the point regardless of whether it is political or otherwise. Keep up the great work!

By Mad as Zell

November 4, 2005 08:17 PM | Link to this

In Dubya, I was hoping for the second coming of Ronald Reagan or Teddy Roosevelt, instead I got a schizophrenic combination of Herbert Hoover, Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon. It’s been a hard, unforgiving two months for hard-line conservatives like myself, I guess that after I climb out of the bottom of this bottle of Jack Daniels that I’ll go and pray that I get a presidential ticket of Rudolph Guliani and John McCain in 2008. Someone commented earlier that after this stretch of events no one from the current administration would be able to get a job as Dog Catcher. If things keep going this way between now and 2008 no one from the Republican Party will be able to get a job pumping gas (well maybe as an oil company lobbyist, but that doesn’t officially count) much less as President and the GOP will probably be treated like radioactive waste only radioactive waste will probably have higher approval ratings. Gotta go, it’s almost happy hour.

By RW-(the original)

November 4, 2005 08:54 PM | Link to this

Teresa,

ADD, why didn’t I think of that?

The flaw in your straitjacket plan

By Ross T

November 4, 2005 10:55 PM | Link to this

Hey Bobb, I’m curious as to how “Mr. Cheney’s” public service has benefitted you over the years. I’m wondering if you are a Haliburton shareholder? A practitioner of torture? Also, could you please give me some examples of how the administration’s “common courtesy, civility, and respect” have been employed? I know that the Saudi & Pakistani goverments have been recipients, as have oil companies, bible-thumping hypocrites, credit card companies, connected contractors, hot-tubbing fatsos, media moguls, etc. But can you tell me how these values have been extended to the 99% of us not personally or politically connected to your esteemed leadership? Please enlighten me.

Thanks, rt

By NeoConsMustEnlist2

November 5, 2005 01:17 AM | Link to this

Schiavo was murdered? By whom? God? Man you must be completely stupid, or is it considered moral to keep cadavers alive now indefinitely now? How moral is THAT?

And as for Condaleeza Rice, I have no real issues with her other than I agree that this administration will drag her down with it. Powell and her were played the fool by this regime. There is no way that Condaleeza will be able to shake the blood of 100 000 Iraqis and 2000 Americans off her hands. Even if all she did was support the village idiot we have as a president. However, like all right wing nazis, you just cannot handle criticism can you? I’d like someone to show me a model right wing state anywhere which fully supported democracy. I’ll give you a few: Nazi, Mussolini, Apartheid South Africa and a slew of South American dictatorships.

There is a HUGE difference between Right Wing and Conservative.

Don’t you dare insult us true conservatives by associating the modern day Republican Right winger with the conservative movement. Conservatism is for small government, basic services. It does not stand for radical government enforced whacko morally bankrupt extreme religions whose followers have morals lower than those of an alley cat. How dare you even think you can pass judgement on others? Did God give you that right?

Don’t you bet on it for a minute, that us true conservatives will ever vote republican again. From now on, my vote is Libertarian.

By Washington State

November 5, 2005 10:28 PM | Link to this

I’ll take genital herpes anyday. At least people survive genital herpes, which is becoming a more and more unlikely scenario for the democracy we call America.

By Teresa

November 6, 2005 08:40 PM | Link to this

It’s simple, RW, you can’t think. When you try, you get it wrong. You don’t have ADD, you’re just plain crazy. The men in their little white coats will dress you in your straitjacket.

By Dr R

November 8, 2005 03:07 PM | Link to this

Mike, please don’t try to illustrate herpes. Even in black and white, that’s not going to be a pretty picture.