Once again Congress will allow themselves a “cost of living” increase while their approval ratings and the economy are in the tank. This cartoon pretty much sums up the attitude.
Tag: Bearman
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Bearman Cartoon: Marvin Lewis & the Press
Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis got into a tiff about the team’s performance with a local Cincinnati Enquirer reporter at his weekly press conference. At one point he told the reporter he wasn’t going to respond to his questions.
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The death of the Newspaper Cartoonist
With all this talk of layoffs at daily newspapers all over the country, one position that doesn’t get much press is the editorial cartoonists. This Washington Post blog article brings the story to light. It even mentions Cincinnati’s own Jim Borgman as one who has been pushed out this year.
Will we soon see a group of middle aged men marching to Washington, ink and Wacom tablets in hand, looking for their own bailouts? Is this the death of the political cartoon as we know it?
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Bearman Cartoon: Big Three Auto Execs return to Washington
The first time they came to Washington asking for a Bailout from Congress, they didn’t have a plan and came in private jets. What if this time they were serious?
What’s more, this article brings up an interesting point. When will Congress start cutting back on their travel and budgets?
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Cincinnati Art Museum Drowning in Administrative Costs
While looking for some of my favorite charities to donate to online (including paying up on my challenge for the Freestore Foodbank, I came across the site Charity Navigator, which heralds itself as “the nation’s largest and most utilized evaluators of charity.
Perusing their articles, one caught my eye. Top Ten Charities Drowning in Administrative Costs. Number three on the list was our very own Cincinnati Art Museum with 62.9% of its budget going to administrative expenses.
What are they doing with all that money?? Maybe I need to work there.
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Bearman Cartoon: Bengals Fan 2
It seems that the hope of a revival of the lowly Cincinnati Bengals two years ago has turned into the same old thing. While still holding out hope, surprised at the number of people who still are showing up to the games.
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Bearman Cartoon: Freestore Foodbank Blogger Challenge
Remember, the first 10 blogs to add this site to their blog roll, I will donate $20 per to the Freestore Foodbank in Cincinnati.
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Bearman Cartoon: Goverment Bailout or Buyout
It disturbs me that businesses are lining up to get on the government bailout dole, not to improve their own company but rather to use that money to buy out competitors. Is this capitalism??
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Bearman Cartoon: McCain, Palin, Bush – Blame Game
I believe it was John McCain who I heard say weeks before the election that if he won, they would say how brilliant he ran his campaign but if he lost they would start pointing fingers. Well it didn’t take long for his staff to blame Sarah Palin and in turn she has since blamed George Bush.
