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There is an unspoken rule in editorial cartooning that a politician's children are off-limits. People don't get to choose their family members so obviously it's unfair to ridicule kids for their parent's behavior while in office or on the campaign trail- besides, they're children. There are plenty of adults in the political world who act childish, so there is no need for an editorial cartoonist to target actual children.I've kept to that rule, except when the children are adults themselves or choose to indulge in grown-up activities (as the Bush twins did during the George W Bush presidency). But when...

Played in key markets (like Iowa) during Saturday Night Live (SNL) last night, the new “Cruz Christmas Classics” parody ad by presidential candidate Ted Cruz has already amassed over 700,000 views, a staggering amount considering the Cruz campaign released the video online only two days ago.Done in a SNL spoof skit style, the video shows Ted Cruz reading his young family Christmas “classics.”“It was the night before the shutdown, and all through the house, not a bill was stirring not even defund a mouse,” Cruz begins reading .In case you missed it, watch below, as Cruz reveals such classics as...