(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Chumps, Bootlickers, Toadies, and Corrupt Judges — The Week in Editorial Cartoons (Update #1) [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-05-15 Lonely Hearts x At what point are we going to talk about how truly crazy/pathetic/bizarre it is that grown men are acting like this? https://t.co/XeqpyHk1Ik — Jim Messina (@Messina2012) May 14, 2024 Our Revered Leader x From earlier this year. pic.twitter.com/gyGpoyvpBX — mike luckovich (@mluckovichajc) May 15, 2024 Manual Updates Posted Here Update #1 — 11:15 pm ET Are You Gonna Deny This Too? x RJ Matson, CQ Roll Call @MatsonCartoons pic.twitter.com/v37JpuS9q1 — Editorial & Political Cartoons (@EandPCartoons) May 16, 2024 Once a Hillbilly… x I drew this cartoon right after JD Vance was elected. It was spiked — killed and not published — by the Cincinnati Enquirer. https://t.co/feivGxuRQ2 pic.twitter.com/1afzwIHyq5 — Kevin Necessary (@knecessary) May 15, 2024 Chumps, Toadies, and Bootlickers Galore Not too long ago, what occurred yesterday at Donald Trump’s Election Interference Trial would have been unthinkable. It’s hard to imagine Speakers Tip O’Neill or Nancy Pelosi stoop this low and pull off such a stunt. Unlike Mike Johnson, they had respect for the rule of law and for political institutions that ensured everyone was treated fairly. Separation of powers is a political concept understood even by many American high school students — except perhaps by the official second in line to become President of the United States. It has been almost a decade since Trump declared his candidacy, and all political norms were shunted aside to accommodate his crassness and vulgarity. The rapidity with which coarseness and low-brow behavior entered our political discourse would have surprised all of his predecessors in the White House, going back well over two hundred years ago to George Washington. Eliminating this cancer in our society and political discourse will take a lot of effort. A Remarkable Moment In American Politics “Speaker Mike Johnson assailed the hush money case against Donald Trump Tuesday as an illegitimate ‘sham,’ becoming the highest-ranking Republican to show up at court, embrace the former president’s claims of political persecution and attack the U.S. system of justice,” the AP reports. “It was a remarkable moment in modern American politics: The House speaker amplifying Trump’s defense and turning the Republican Party against the federal and state legal systems that are foundational to the U.S. government and a cornerstone of democracy.” “Johnson, who is second in line for the presidency, called the court system ‘corrupt.’” As Trump sits every day in a New York City courtroom listening to the lurid details of his liaison with a former porn star and eventual cover-up of illegal payments to Stormy Daniels — with his future in the hands of a jury of his peers — Republican lawmakers in Washington, DC are recommending that Trump be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal! For what, one might ask. _____________ The Gang’s All Here Attribution for the above cartoon: Matt Wuerker @wuerker They Were Out in Full Force Ass Kissers, All What They Believe Will Happen on Election Night “Ok, Fine. I’ll Let Mike Johnson Speak for Me.” Or, Mike Could Do This x A few weeks ago I drew this caricature of JD Vance, just for myself. Might have draw a similar caricature of Speaker Johnson and all the other butt kissers showing up at Cheeto's trial ... pic.twitter.com/lDQok7zKNq — Kevin Necessary (@knecessary) May 14, 2024 Contenders or Pretenders? Tubby or Mikey? Entirely Predictable Beavis and Butt-Head Were Also There Not As Good as Jeff Dunham x Donald Trump’s gag order workaround is actually quite vaudevillesque. Judge Merchan must be cracking up as the Dummies are so entertaining. #TrumpTrials pic.twitter.com/uIOOE2AnOW — John (repeat1968) Buss (@repeat1968) May 15, 2024 Dummies, One and All I’ve Had the Time of My Life Ready When You Are x Jack Ohman, The San Fransisco Chronicle pic.twitter.com/PiF5YvLdKW — Editorial & Political Cartoons (@EandPCartoons) May 14, 2024 Corrupt Judges Jack Smith — Running Into Obstacles What’s In It for Me? My Secret Weapon Fired Up for Trump “Although, My Future is Bleak... … I Still Have a Few Friends Left.” Running Out the Clock Doing All They Can to Help Nice Gig, if You Can Get It x And the beat goes on... and on....https://t.co/DYjVqGWvoA pic.twitter.com/ChDd6Xsrpc — Matt Wuerker (@wuerker) May 8, 2024 Diary Poll [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/15/2240791/-Chumps-Bootlickers-Toadies-and-Corrupt-Judges-The-Week-in-Editorial-Cartoons?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/