Item Type: IllustrationDate Published: 2005-05-14
Description: Panel 1. A number of buffalo, on the way to the slaughter house, escaped and ran loose on the West side of town. They had to be slaughtered. Panel 2-3. The pentagon BRAC report said Colorado S...
Item Type: IllustrationDate Published: 1998-06-30
Description: The Supreme Court ruled against President Bill Clinton's line-item veto. The ruling gave the Super Porker, Senator Bill Byrd, permission to ride his pork projects (Wee! Wee! Wee!) all the way home.
Item Type: IllustrationDate Published: 1998-05-08
Description: Disunity in the Republican state legislature made the elephants look like the three Stooges and made the Democrats and the adulterous Democratic Governor Roy Romer, with his giant veto pen, look good.
Item Type: IllustrationDate Published: 1997-10-08
Description: Admittedly, there probably IS a lot of pork in the military budget, but one wishes President Bill Clinton, with a line-item veto sword, had a little more military experience when inspecting the t...
Item Type: IllustrationDate Published: 1997-08-13
Description: The presidential line-item veto will likely be challenged in court. Senator Pat Moynihan, a principled democrat, is likely to lead the charge. This cartoon relates to the likely use of the line...
Item Type: IllustrationDate Published: 1997-05-09
Description: Hockey theme: Colorado Governor, Roy Romer has a huge veto goalie stick. GOP opponents, Chuck Berry, ____Norton and ____Chlouber are unable to score on welfare reform, a government takings bill ...
Item Type: IllustrationDate Published: 1996-03-19
Description: The Trial Lawyers of America need President Bill Clinton, with his "veto" stamp, in their hip pocket to balance out all the cash (from jury awards) they have in their other hip pocket. He needs ...
Item Type: IllustrationDate Published: 1983-06-28
Description: The Judicial Branch (with a Kings crown) saws off the Legislative's Veto power sword to balance of power duel. Judges shouldn't carry scepters. (Sorry, I don't remember what event prompted this...
Item Type: IllustrationDate Published: 2006-05-13
Description: Panel 1. Colorado Springs Mayor Rivera if bidding for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association to stay here. Panel 2-5. The Colorado Avalanche Hockey goalie can sure duck better than the Anahe...
Item Type: IllustrationDate Published: 2006-04-15
Description: Panel 1-8. School District 49 has had some controversy about renaming Christmas break to Winter Break. It got national attention. Now the one-room school house is going to have to survive a ne...
Item Type: IllustrationDate Published: 2005-02-16
Description: Panel 1. President Bill Clinton famously said, The era of big government is over." 2. Now he can point to the Republican Congress and President George W. Bush and say, "The era of big governmen...
Item Type: IllustrationDate Published: 1996-01-07
Description: President Bill Clinton vetoed a defense bill which included funding for a missile defense program. Americans are still vulnerable to being wiped out by missiles coming from rogue nations. I gue...
Item Type: IllustrationDate Published: 2005-01-15
Description: Panel 1. Colorado Governor Bill Owens is bouncing around on his veto pen. He seems to have a spring in his step. Panel 2-3. The white knight, (Taxpayer Bill of Rights) wants to protect taxpaye...
Item Type: IllustrationDate Published: 1999-01-09
Description: Panel 1. Movers are loading a truck with a heavy box that's filled with former Colorado Governor Roy Romer's veto pens. Governor Bill Owens might not need so many. Panel 2. The State Legislatur...
Item Type: IllustrationDate Published: 1979-06-30
Description: Panel 1. There was a tornado near Manitou. Some weather people say tornados don't happen near the mountains. Panel 2. Governor Dick Lamm bonked the Republican house with his veto of their tax r...
Item Type: IllustrationDate Published: 1978-07-15
Description: Panel 1. A big hail storm socked the area. I feel bad for the ACME insurance company. Panel 2. Mayor Larry Ochs has a choice. The city can marry El Paso County's homely daughter (labeled VETO...
Item Type: IllustrationDate Published: 1978-05-17
Description: Colorado Governor Lamm vetoed a strip mining resolution but the legislature overrode the governor's veto. When you have a big enough truck, you can go around the check point.
Item Type: IllustrationDate Published: 1978-06-16
Description: Someone must have tipped off the El Paso County Commission the Colorado Springs City Council planned to raid their corn crop connected with House bill 1041. The Commissioners are putting up a sc...
Item Type: IllustrationDate Published: 1978-04-15
Description: Panel 1. Governor Dick Lamm's veto stamp doesn't work. He said, no but the legislature said OK. Panel 2. The city council gives utilities users a choice of painful payments. We can get hit a...
Item Type: IllustrationDate Published: 1995-12-12
Description: Fireman analogy: The GOP Congressmen are trying to rescue Medicare (financially) but the Clinton administration is trying keep them from it with a veto.
Item Type: IllustrationDate Published: 1995-02-08
Description: Donkey asks GOP elephants, "What are you House crazies up to now?" Elephant responds, "The contract calls for a line-item veto." Other elephants draw a line on a big porker. Ask President Clinto...
Item Type: IllustrationDate Published: 1993-07-01
Description: People who favor a line-item veto and term limits cannot get service by Congress in Tom Foley's restaurant.
Item Type: IllustrationDate Published: 1992-10-05
Description: Panel 1. Majority leader Senator Mitchell brings President Bush a bill to sign. Bush asks, "What's it about?" Panel 2. Mitchell responds with gibberish about subsidizing fruit growers and manda...
Item Type: IllustrationDate Published: 1992-02-29
Description: Panel 1. Federal Aviation Investigators and local Fire officials still don't know what caused United Flight 585 to crash and the Crystal Springs Estate fire to happen. Panel 2. GOP State Legisl...
Item Type: IllustrationDate Published: 1991-08-11
Description: President George H. W. Bush is missing from duty at the White House. Parked in the domestic tool shed is landscaping State Department, capital gains tax cut, payroll, and line item veto. His in...
Item Type: IllustrationDate Published: 2000-06-16
Description: Panel 1. Funeral process is about to be interrupted by government tax man. Send not for whom the bell tolls... Panel 2. You've taxed him enough. [Note] Republican House has passed a phase o...
Item Type: IllustrationDate Published: 2000-04-10
Description: Panel 1. Republican congress brings President Clinton a bill and ask if he wants to see their baby pictures. Panel 2. Clinton says no and opens is desk drawer. Panel 3. He puts on a blindfold ...
Item Type: IllustrationDate Published: 1985-08-13
Description: No drawings just balloons. Both Reagan's retaliation policy and veto are lost in the darkness.
Item Type: IllustrationDate Published: 1987-03-25
Description: Jim Wright in his racing tax and spend car is talking to officer Reagan. "Speeding?" no SPENDING, says Reagan with veto ticket in hand. Car labeled, house highway bill.
Item Type: IllustrationDate Published: 1988-04-16
Description: Panel 1. Shuttle wants to take off attached to capitol funding building. "Offhand, I'd say the launch vehicle is inadequate." Panel 2. Governor Romer drops a veto bomb on gambling Capitol Bui...