Friday, August 31, 2012

'Toontime: Obama Swan Dive

Before U.S. leaves the subject of sports and political sport this week for well- deserved relaxation in Africa, here is a worthy 'toon:
[credit: Gary Markstein]
Unfortunately, he can only give the Obamanation a 4.0 on this dive. An estimated 8 million Americans entered the Food Stamp program since November, 2008 when he won the national popularity contest by 9.5 million votes. This year eight swing states are more economically stressed than the national average. Two of the three "leaning" Obama are worse off than the national average in terms of unemployment or food stamps.