Over time, however, the endless war in Iraq began to play a role in natural selection. Only idiots signed up; only idiots died. Back home, the average I.Q. soared.

I'm a better editorial cartoonist by default because so many editorial cartoonists out there are so awful.

Even though I'm a leftist. I think the left eats its own.

I don't think anyone has written a great graphic novel.

Anyway, I tried liking Jimmy Corrigan but I couldn't.

Saddam Hussein, influenced by fascism, ordered the deaths of tens of thousands of people, fought two disastrous wars, turned his nation into an international pariah and ruined his country’s economy. In other words, his record is identical to George W. Bush’s.

Orrin Hatch was the keynote speaker at the last meeting of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. He sought me out because he was a fan. I was thinking he had confused me with someone else.