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I think maybe a combination of all of them. And definitely some Karl too.

Maybe a little Fidel on the side, si?

...never seemed to find sufficient cause to name a special prosecutor to investigate various allegations of wrongdoing by Bill and Hillary Clinton and then-vice president Al Gore.

Wait a minute... what was Ken Starr, chopped liver? Reno appointed him. Actually, she appointed Robert Fiske AND Starr -- both Republicans -- to investigate the Clintons.

Also, speaking of corrupt AGs, does anyone remember Edwin Meese? (Or on the Dem side, Bobby Kennedy?)

It does sound like Reno hired some bad apples. But I see nothing in there that actually substantiates the claim that Reno herself was guilty of corruption. Incompetence *cough*Waco*cough*, maybe...

And few AGs ever investigate their own bosses with any seriousness. Ashcroft certainly seems to show no interest in Cheney's ties to Halliburton (which was trading with terrorists as recently as four years ago).

Mr. Marx (if he is not merely a fictional creation of the Subversive Intellectual Society) first announced his "candidacy" two months ago, with this speech.

This was followed recently by the announcement that a fellow named Maxx Klaxon would be his running mate. Will Klaxon serve as Lieutenant Governor, then? No, his job title will be Reichsmarshall, or maybe People's Commissar for State Control.

Marx and his pals can't seem to decide whether they are communists or fascists. But whatever their politics, they apparently don't shy away from hardball tactics: now they are claiming responsibility for the crash of a FedEx plane in Tallahassee on Friday. (This story comes with a disclaimer that it's a parody. It also comes with a couple of potshots at Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris.)

The Florida political scene seems to be getting weirder and weirder... fringe candidates from Buchanan to Nader are getting increasing numbers of votes. Someone is even trying to run a dog against Ms. Harris in her bid for Congress. Will Marx's bizarre campaign -- probably nothing more than a PR stunt of some kind -- actually attract a few write-in votes in November? We've seen before that people will vote for all kinds of bad ideas, so it's entirely possible...

Dentist:

Sarcasm was noted. When I said "funny stuff" I was, obviously, speaking for myself. Your mileage, obviously, varies.

Marine Inspector:

My hat is aluminum, not tin, thank you. See zapatopi.net for full details.

OF COURSE it's a joke, dude. That's why it's posted under "Political Humor/Cartoons." Next time I'll include huge blinking red text that says "THIS IS A JOKE."

(By the way, that was a joke too.)

Blondee123:

The INS is indeed a mess... it doesn't know what its mission is or even which end is up. Most of the agencies parodied in this piece are the same way... it's a problem which transcends Republican or Democratic administrations at this point.

See the Washington Monthly article posted earlier about Judge Lamberth -- he's going after Gale Norton and the Dept. of Interior, but the suit has been dragging on since the Clinton era, and it deals with a bureacratic problem that dates to 1887 (criminal mismanagement and corruption in the Bureau of Indian Affairs).

Did you even read it? Also, who is this "we" you speak for? All of "us" here would like to know.

I thought the affirmative-action letter to David Duke was especially choice.

But then again, you (singular) may not be laughing.

Also, I wonder: did Rep. Fagan really say "bleeping" and "bullbleep" where it is reported as such, or did he use more colorful language? :)

True. Not sure from the story if Mr. Fagan is black or not (doesn't matter, but he did say his son's friends looked like "extras in a rap video"). But many African-Americans are churchgoing, God-fearing social conservatives who happen to be economic liberals.