Flying High and Dropping Fast

humor Tagged with: cartoon, Foibles, God, Mccoy, Obama

Jul 182010

I think the following cartoon from Glen McCoy captures the Obama phenomenon nicely.

Cultists don’t take kindly to their god being revealed as human with as many foibles and faults as the masses.

When should a college athlete turn pro? Not until he has earned all he can in college as an amateur. Will Rogers
Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip. Will Rogers
In the discharge of my official duty I shall endeavor to be guided by a just and unstrained construction of the Constitution, a careful observance of the distinction between the powers granted to the Federal Government and those reserved to the states or to the people, and by a cautious appreciation of
those functions which by the Constitution and laws have been especially assigned to the executive branch. Grover Cleveland
Each party steals so many articles of faith from the other, and the candidates spend so much time making each other's speeches, that by the time election day is past there is nothing much to do save turn the sitting rascals out and let a new gang in. H. L. Mencken
All men recognize the right of revolution; that is, the right to refuse allegiance to and to resist the government, when its tyranny or its inefficiency are great and unendurable. Henry David Thoreau
The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom -- they are the pillars of society. Henrik Ibsen

Thoughts On The Commencement of My Eighth Decade, read it here: http://t.co/Tc2XyIgs 5 hours ago
Impossibilities, Discontinuities and Black Swans, read it here: http://t.co/WJlExRgb 8 hours ago
I’m From The Federal Reserve and I Will Improve Your Life, read it here: http://t.co/qgeTD9kT 18 hours ago
Another Reason Why The Economy Will Not Recover, read it here: http://t.co/Fd3P0z19 2 days ago
The Universal Truth About Government Regardless of Its Form, Time or Place, read it here: http://t.co/I8JQIEAT 2 days ago
The law school bubble – At 50 law schools, 20% of the students are either unemployed, flunked out, or are http://t.co/bX397BCW via @addthis 2 days ago
What The First Few Minutes of World War III Will Look Like *Micro-Flim* http://t.co/P6vDfu5Z via @addthis 2 days ago
The 10th Amendment Nullification Movement by Michael Boldin http://t.co/yw60giDy via @addthis 2 days ago
The American Spectator : Caesar Overreaching Once Again http://t.co/R7Pc4auA via @addthis 2 days ago
Warmal Colding strikes Europe:kills hundreds; thousands trapped by "heaviest snow... ever recorded" http://t.co/EiJazYrJ via @directorblue 2 days ago

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