I’m sending out my cartoon a day early this week to commemorate another grim milestone in the war in Iraq. Late Sunday, U.S. military fatalities in Iraq hit 4,000. That news barely made a ripple with the media, which seems to have again lost its way when it comes to watchdogging this fiasco.

President Bush and leaders in Congress: Support our troops by getting them the hell out of harm’s way.

Links: Buy a hand-signed, 11×14 print of this cartoon | On the main site: “4,000” [Archive No. 0812]

“Five Years … and Counting.” This has to end.

Links: Buy a hand-signed, 11×14 print of this cartoon | On the main site: “Five Years … and Counting” [Archive No. 0811]

A few weeks back I did a cartoon asking why the war in Iraq had fallen off the table as a campaign issue. The real question should have been: “Why is the war in Iraq still an issue at all?” The answer to that question prompted this week’s toon, “Disappointing Donkey Tales!”

Links: Buy a hand-signed, 11×14 print of this cartoon | On the main site: “Disappointing Donkey Tales!” [Archive No. 0810]

As you might have noticed, weekday blog posts have fallen to the wayside. With grad school taking more time than expected, I’m in the process of reevaluating which other projects get my attention. I’ve enjoyed writing reviews of comics, music and movies, but time spent blogging is also time spent not cartooning. I need to figure out which projects deliver the best creative bang for the buck.

The OtWP Blog will still be a venue for my work, including weekly Editorial Cartoons. But until I figure out which projects I’ll be focusing on, the blog will be limited to that cartoon and OtWP News.

I was planning on doing another Democratic primary toon this week, but, with John McCain officially wrapping up his party’s nomination, it seemed like an appropriate time to return fire on the GOP. This is my second published caricature of McCain; it’s better, but still a work in progress.

Check out “I’m John McCain …” below and let me know what you think.

Links: Buy a hand-signed, 11×14 print of this cartoon | On the main site: “I’m John McCain …” [Archive No. 0809]