government shutdown cartoons

High gas prices! Long lines at the airport! A middle class squeeze! Pollen!

Americans are up against it, judging by a roundup of our top cartoons of the week. From the war in Iran to stress at the grocery store, cartoonists covered a host of topics.

Our most-reprinted cartoon was a riff by Dave Granlund about the lack of TSA agents at airports due to the partial government shutdown, which doesn’t appear to be ending anytime soon.

A number of cartoonists honed in on the high prices at the pump due to Trump’s attack on Iran, with Rick McKee calling back to the Biden “I did that!” stickers that appeared on gas pumps when prices rose during COVID.

Wild times, indeed.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Dave Granlund

#2. Jeff Koterba

See all the cartoons in our new podcast: Trump Bombing Iran! –We have a cartoon slideshow on top of a discussion by our Iranian cartoonist Nik Kowsar who has lots of great war cartoon insights.

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Here are some of the best, new cartoons about the war. Almost all of the cartoonists oppose the war, and oppose Trump, so the cartoons are great. Gotta look. And hype. Thanks! Click here, really!

#3. Dave Granlund

#4. Milt Priggee

#5. John Darkow

#6. Dave Whamond

#7. Dave Granlund

#8. Rick McKee

#9. Jonathan Brown

#10. Chris Weyant

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The government is reopened and Democrats are being mocked for caving. Looks like everything is back to normal in Washington.

Our most-reprinted cartoon of the week was John Darkow’s perfect shutdown metaphor, comparing Democrats trusting Republicans to extend Obamacare subsidies to Lucy holding the football for Charlie Brown. I think we all know how this will end.

Our cartoonists covered a lot of ground this week, with popular cartoons about Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving, and even the northern lights. I personally liked Rick McKee’s cartoon about the old woman who lives in a shoe, a lucky recipient of one of Trump’s 50-year mortgages. I wonder if she’s still making payments.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. John Darkow