Political cartoonists are a patriotic lot. You may not think it as they bash every
politician that passes by and criticize nearly every aspect of the apparatus of
our government, but their ultimate goal is to embarrass our current crop of
Washington inhabitants into living up to the promise of our great country.
Cartoonists are all about symbols, and there is no more memorable symbol
of our country, especially on Independence Day, then the stars and stripes.
Dave Granlund uses the layout of the flag as a way to remember those who
fight and have made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedom…
Mike Keefe of the Denver Post uses the flag to put our debt, and debt
holders, into context…
Florida Today cartoonist Jeff Parker gives us a quick reminder who provides
us with the freedom our flag symbolizes…
Adam Zyglis of the Buffalo News worries about our growing prison
population in his flag cartoon…
Costa Rican cartoonist Arcadio Esquivel reminds us about the origins
of our country with his cartoon…
While Columbia Daily Tribune cartoonist John Darkow lets us know
all American flags should come with an asterisk…
Arcadio also used the flag as a symbol to denounce America’s gun violence…
…a thought echoed by Mike Keefe…
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