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The Best Political Cartoons of the Year, 2009 Edition
The Best of the Year in Editorial Cartoons
All of the top political cartoonists in the world contributed to this collection of the best cartoons of 2008, from Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonists Index website, the most popular cartoon site on the web (www.cagle.com). More than eight hundred cartoons cover the major topics of the year, from the election to the Crash on Wall Street! We have McCain, Obama, Sarah Palin, Michael Phelps, Eliot Spitzer, Gas Prices, Lipstick on a Pig, Killer Tomatoes and much, much more! News junkies and cartoon fans won't want to miss this great cartoon history of the year 2008!
About this Book iv
. . . And Another Book! v
About the Editor-Cartoonists vi
Not So Funny in China viii
Grim Days for Editorial Cartooning xii
Pulitzer Prize: Michael Ramirez 2
Hollywood Writers Strike 10
Murder of Bhutto 16
Clemens Faces Congress 20
Mitchell Report 24
Carter Meets Hamas 28
Turmoil in Tibet 34
Burma Typhoon 44
Polar Bears in Peril? 50
Castro Quits 54
No Nukes in Iran 62
Food Prices! 68
Killer Tomatoes 74
Polygamy Problems 78
5 Years in Iraq 82
High Gas Prices 90
Spitzer Scandal 102
Russia vs. Georgia 112
Chinese Olympics 118
Gay Marriage 130
Housing Crisis 136
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac 144
Wall Street CRASH! 152
Wall Street BAILOUT! 166
Senator Stevens 176
Bush's Legacy 180
The Candidates 188
Barack Obama .200
John McCain 210
Palin's Bid for V.P. 220
Biden's Bid for V.P. 234
President Obama 240
Obama Makes History 250
In Memoriam2 56
Artists Index 270