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Ethanol's All Wet
 Sorry about the lack of commentary accompanying the cartoons lately. Coloring them has now even taken up the time I used to spend typing up those pithy, oh-so-cerebral observations to which you faithful blog readers have become accustomed. |
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Crude Cure
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ANWR
 Time and time again, I've gone over this issue in my own mind, with my editor and with others whose opinions I value, and I still think its irresponsible for government to encourage more domestic drilling without first setting in place a long-term, comprehensive energy policy. Opening up ANWR and allowing off-shore drilling are only stopgap measures that delay making the hard decisions that will truly make us energy independent. All the Republicans -- and the Democrats, frankly -- are offering are weak substitutes for sound policy on an issue of national and economic security. |
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School Voucher Vulture
 Even The Washington Post's editorial says Eleanor Holmes Norton shouldn't discard the D.C. school voucher program that gives low-income students the ability to attend private schools. The Examiner wrote its own editorial about it last week. In the spirit of fairness, here is Holmes Norton's stance as elucidated in the Post. |
Indefinitely Detained
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Guantanamo Bay
 The Supreme Court decision on habeas corpus for Guantanamo Bay detainees is big, big news. The dissenters on the court say the system put into law by Congress (and likely devised by White House lawyers) grants detainees more rights than they have ever had and is a suitable substitute for habeas corpus. The court majority correctly concluded there is no substitute for that constitutionally given right in this circumstance. You either have it or you don't, and the Constitution is supreme on U.S. soil. Since Guantanamo Bay is an extension of that U.S. soil, and we are not embroiled in open rebellion or invasion, habeas corpus must be granted the detainees. While most, if not all, of these "unlawful combatants" likely have blood on their hands or conspired to kill Americans, we cannot stoop to their level of lawlessness and choose to ignore the fundamental rights that underpin our nation. The irony is both sad and maddening that these criminals have used our system of justice to show us how we strayed from the principles that separate them from us. The people who disagree with the Supreme Court's decision would be wise not to rail against the justices, though, and instead direct their anger toward the Bush administration for bungling up this whole thing. If the White House hadn't been so bent on skirting the Geneva Conventions by not designating detainees as POWs, we wouldn't be in such a fix. The lack of critical thinking here is astonishing. |
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Don't Forget to Yell, 'Timber!'
 If the Democrats succeed in enacting a windfall profits tax on oil companies, it will inevitably backfire. The tax will get passed on to consumers in the form of even higher gas prices, which is the last thing America needs while it slogs through this tough economic spell. Mind you, I've never been a defender of the oil industry, but this isn't just bad business for Exxon Mobil -- it's bad business for ordinary Americans, too. Update: On a whim, I colored the cartoon when I got home tonight. One of these days I'll figure out a way to streamline the coloring process so that I can do color cartoons for the print edition. One of these days... |
Dubya the Explorer
 I used my backup brush on this cartoon, and while I didn't feel completely comfortable inking it, I'm pleased with the way it turned out. I also feel very strongly about the message of this cartoon, as energy independence is one of my pet issues. No politician -- especially our "decider in chief" President Bush -- seems to have the guts to lead the country away from the oil standard. It would certainly entail short-term financial pain for certain sectors of our economy and may drive some businesses to extinction, but the long-term benefits of vigorously spurring development and implementation of an oil alternative outweigh all of it. We need the kind of leadership that helped put the first man on the moon. Unfortunately, modern politicians leave me feeling more cynical each day about America's chances for true energy independence. |
The Economic Pacifier
 I don't know if everyone will be able to read it, but the binky Uncle Sam is holding is labeled "stimulus." I probably should have "zoomed in" more on the image so that the label would be clearer.  For those regular readers who enjoy my wordier entries, I apologize for the past week-and-a-half's worth of blog postings. I have a few good excuses, though, for my lack of exposition. I was working from home all last week because I recently became a father! Maxwell (Max) Owen Beeler was born Friday, April 18, 2008, at 2:36 p.m. via c-section, weighing 8.5 lbs., measuring 20.5 inches long and in perfect health. Eve, the love of my life, and baby Max have been recuperating at home and are doing well -- though Eve is, of course, a bit sleep-deprived. That's the handsome little tyke in the picture on the right. I guess it's obvious by today's cartoon that he's already started influencing me in a big way! |
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Editorial cartoons and how they are created, by Nate Beeler, cartoonist for The Washington Examiner. Email Nate at nbeeler@dcexaminer.com.
Editorial cartoons and how they are created, by Nate Beeler, cartoonist for The Washington Examiner. Email Nate at nbeeler@dcexaminer.com.
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