Bill Richardson resigned, but what about Hillary?

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has withdrawn his name from consideration as commerce secretary for President-elect Barack Obama, citing an ongoing investigation into possible pay-to-play corruption in the awarding of a state contract to a company that contributed to Richardson.

So is Hillary going to be next to resign?

After all, she's involved in her own mini-scandal involving a developer in New York donating $100,000 to former President Bill Clinton's foundation in November 2004, around the same time that Hillary helped secure millions of dollars in federal assistance for the businessman's mall project.

So much for No-drama Obama.

Best of 2008 - National Cartoons

Everybody is releasing their "Best of 2008" lists, so I figured it was about time to post what I thought were a selection of my best national cartoons from 2008.

I'll post a separate list of my favorite New Jersey cartoons from 2008 soon.


While working for Politicker.com, I had the opportunity to "live-cartoon" election day, filing quick cartoons all day from Dixville Notch to Obama's victory speech.

You can check out the rest of the cartoons here.

I was always a fan of Tim Russert. I would love to say it was for his honesty and straight-forward earnestness, but it was his love of the Buffalo Bills and his desire for them to "squish the fish" that allowed me to first relate to him.

Did this cartoon on a Monday, and on Friday I was laid-off. I'm still waiting for my career as a psychic to take off. Call me Dionne Warwick!

RNC Convention Sketchpad, day one: Putting on your American hats

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Convention Sketchpad, day three: Saying good-bye to the Clintons

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Convention Sketchpad, day two: Obama who?

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Convention Sketchpad: Day one

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This week's Cartoon Caption Contest

Care to come up with a caption for this cartoon? Click here for the rules and prizes!

A substantive debate... minus substance

This week’s Cartoon Caption Contest

Barack Obama is being labeled as an elitist by Hillary Clinton over comments he made at a private fund-raiser in San Francisco. Speaking of small-town Pennsylvanians, Obama said, “it's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."

So what could he possibly be saying in this cartoon?

Come up with a pointed caption for this cartoon and email it to rob.tornoe@politicker.com, or click here to post a comment. Keep it clean (this is a family website) and keep it brief (brevity is the soul of wit). When you email, include your name and the name of the city and state where you live. Your deadline is noon Friday.

Good luck, and have fun!

Today's cartoons 4/10/08

Hillary Clinton: Crisis Manager

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Hillary Clinton is back to her old tricks, pulling out the red phone straight from the Walter Mondale campaign and attempting to scare people to vote for her:



Good thing she's running against a candidate that can think on his feet, and respond to these things swiftly:



Here's the sketch:

Bill Clinton on Hope and Fear...in 2004

Just found this great video, and I thought I'd share. It's Bill Clinton in October 2004 speaking on behalf of John Kerry on the politics of fear vs the politics of hope.

Oregon: Greg Oden Joins Obama's Team

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Barack Obama might have gotten his tallest endorsement yet, because 7-foot-tall Greg Oden has thrown his Ohio Buckeye support to the presidential candidate, leaving Hillary Clinton wheezing for air.

Senator Obama is getting my vote
Greg Oden - Yardbarker

Maryland: The Clintons Assess Their Kennedy

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Colorado: Clinton and Daschle Coming To Town?

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Do the major presidential candidates care about Colorado?

Apparently not enough to actually show up! Hilary has decided to send her attack dog-in-chief Bill Clinton to headline a Denver fund-raiser for her White House bid next Wednesday. Unfortunately, Obama won't be there for him to attack. Instead, Barack is deploying former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, who will lead a reception and briefing on behalf Obama the same day.

Clinton, Daschle coming to town
Politics West - Denver Post

Here's the sketch:

Colorado: Can You Guess Tomorrow's Cartoon

Here's a snippet of my cartoon for tomorrow for PolitickerCO.com. Anyone have any guess what it going to end up as?

And for funny Bill Clinton photos, the internet is replete, but this is the funniest one I saw today:

Hillary's Greatest Weapon

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Bill Clinton hasn't been bashful in this campaign. He's made a series of personal attacks about Barack Obama on the campaign trail since December.

Obama's hands have been tied by the fact that it's tough attacking a figure like the former president, but maybe he doesn't have too. According to the Guardian, over the last couple of days, Clinton's derogatory and often tetchy remarks have alienated and angered many senior Democrats previously loyal to Clinton, particularly African-Americans. This is especially important in South Carolina, where Hillary has deployed her 'first-husband' to campaign against Obama while she moves on to greener, Feb. 5th pastures.

Clinton plan: Let Bill lash out
Politico.com

Here's the sketch:

Bill Clinton Has a Dream

The Hillary and Bill Show

Tonight, CNN hosts the latest Democratic Presidential Debate, this time at University of Nevada at Las Vegas. With Hillary flip-flopping in the issue of giving illegal immigrants driver's licenses, and Bill protecting her from "the boys," it should be interesting.

Which might be a first...

Here's the sketch: