From the brilliant cartoonist, Ed Stein! I'm presuming this is his commentary, not only on hoodies generally but also on the NRA concealed carry hoodie which now seems in exceptionally poor taste

Ed Stein Hits the Bullseye.......with humor instead of bullets

Inc. versus Ink: Another Witty Ed Stein 'Ed' Cartoon

from the web site Ed Stein Ink:

We are approaching more money talks both state and federal, with the state of MN in shut down due to the failure of the GOP to compromise, as they wage their class warfare on behalf of 7,700 people who earn over 1 million a year.   While literally taking the bread out of the mouths of disabled people, children, and the elderly, and actively seek to cut jobs instead of growing our economy and using government to help create jobs, the GOP is protecting the richest from sharing in any costs.

Ed Stein beautifully skewers the GOP and adds a nice swipe at the Religious Right in the analogy to the "GOD is my copilot" motto to those flying in their private jets, be the jets corporate, or the expensive ride of politicians like Palin. The position of the right in protecting every last dime of their largest donors personifies their corruption and their dishonesty in the guise of ideology, of politics as a religion of greed.   Another cartoon spot on Ed!

from EdSteinInk

Ed Stein achieves his usual genius.  Obama comes off the winner without even having to attend.
(thank you, Ed!)

Pocket Protector?

There is a lot of truth in the aphorism, "Follow the Money".  It is an exercise which illuminates important aspects of relationships.  If the transfer of money is secretive, the nature of relationships is also obscured.

Cartoonist Ed Stein captured the truth of that in his usual insightful way; his work reminds us here at Penigma how true it is, as Confucius said, that a picture can be worth a thousand words.  Pocket Protector is important in tracking who is spending large amounts of money to influence political campaigns -- and to recognize who will owe political favors for receiving those large donations.

Thank you Ed, for creating Pocket Protector!  From Penigma, we wish you every success with your new comic strip "Fresh Squeezed", and encourage our readers to watch for it in their local papers.  Check out Ed Stein's blog from the link on our blog roll, to see more of his excellent work.

Ed Stein, "Pocket Protector", 8/3/2010

With the Kind Permission of the Artist, Ed Stein

Thank you Mr. Stein!