Foley, Mark T., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper, using the technique of the know-nothing Arizona vote counters, is pawing through cultural records in search of evolutionary advances. So far, he has found: *Money in politics carries the day in white male millionaire briefcases. *If a …
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Too Far Gone
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter Perseverance is usually a virtue. The determination to keep going—no matter what the odds—until a goal is reached, a task completed, or a dream attained is usually a noble aspiration. But when determination swells into blind ambition or becomes nothing more than a single-minded fixation, it can result …
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Kickass and the Good Dog
By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, says if Liz Cheney were a dog in a kennel and she was up for adoption, the keeper might give her a look, even though he—the keeper, already has what he considers the perfect dog—made of cast iron and forever tuned in to “sit and stay.” It is …
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Kickass Goes Republican Birding
By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, watches as the keeper applies the Republican version of truth to his bird feeding efforts by identifying visiting starlings as orioles, sparrows as goldfinches, and chickadees as eagles. Though he can see with his own eyes what plainly plumed birds are visiting his balcony feeders, the keeper sees …
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Kickass Goes to the Circus
By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, is not much help to the keeper as he—the keeper encourages the Republicans to get their shot of Liz Cheney truth to avoid total herd stupidity. It is hard to believe that even one occasion of the truth would be such a problem for the McCarthy-Mitch gang, but …
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A Window of Opportunity
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter Some of our greatest leaders have found themselves occupying the Oval Office during our most desperate times. Franklin Delano Roosevelt became president during the worst Depression in our nation’s history. Abraham Lincoln was elected to a polarized country on the brink of what turned out to be one …
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The Royal Treatment
Artwork by Michael DiMilo Article by Geoffrey Carter On September 19th, 1796, against the wishes of the Federalist Party, President George Washington announced he would not be seeking a third term as president of the United States. At a time when world leaders rarely relinquished power voluntarily, Washington’s action became the template for the peaceful …
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Way Down in the Hole
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter The Republican Party has dug itself into a deep, deep hole—maybe its own grave. After the Republican-led Georgia legislature passed a draconian voting rights bill, public protest caused a huge backlash. Threatened with boycotts and other sanctions, Coca-Cola, Delta, and other major corporations—that had somehow remained silent during …
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Kickass and Egg Hunt Covid
By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper, fresh off the family Easter egg hunt at Kim and Dick’s where he competed successfully with a half dozen little professional egg hunters, is happy to join Phyllis in noting Wisconsin’s great Covid 19 vaccination record, particularly as compared to Florida where a big …
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Kickass and Supreme Court Unmasked
By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, agrees with the keeper that if Wisconsin were the Suez Canal it would be permanently obstructed by the state Supreme Court which recently went aground in striking down Gov. Evers mask mandate. Wisconsin residents may be on the way to surviving Covid 19, but a greater test will …
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Cheeseheads
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter I used to be proud of being a Wisconsinite. There was a time when our state was a national leader in education, clean government, and public works. We used to have one of the country’s best state-run university systems. Wisconsin had a progressive tradition reaching back to the …
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Suicide Squad
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoffrey Carter On June 25th, 1876, the Seventh Calvary, under the command of Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer, attacked a large Sioux encampment near the Little Big Horn River and was defeated. The attack was reckless, foolhardy, in defiance of a direct order, and resulted in a massacre of nearly …
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