I agree that Calvin and Hobbes was a delightful interlude, but I DON'T agree with the author's premise that "Prickly City" is merely a "right wing" diatribe. Perhaps the author doesn't "get" political humor, of which "Day by Day" by Chris Muir is THE best and "Prickly City" is also wonderful (even "Get Fuzzy" has had some hilarious political overtones). Prickly City doesn't have the same style as C & H and doesn't pretend to do so. I understand the author's dilemma: the left takes awhile to get the joke unless President Bush is the punchline. In light of that, my new tag (below) really applies to the left.
Prickly City is OK, but I think it belongs in the editorial section. Day by Day is OK too, but I'm a recent reader, so I think I'm missing some of the "in-jokes."