Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for January 06, 2011

The truth hurts.

Danae speaks the truth!

Unfortunately.

Danae should rent out advertising space on her shirt to Maxalt, or Zomig, or Amerge.

in the Senate or the House.

The makings of a president?

She’s really dropping the migraine bomb…

Nabuquduriuzhur said, about 3 hours ago…Nancy Pelosi, I presume!

hahaha, though apropos, the correct answer would be Harry Reid, Majotiy Leader of the US Senate.

She might even get a gavel bigger than Thor’s.

http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4ba75e877f8b9aeb14670200/nancy-pelosi-gavel.jpg

“There is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.”

Mark Twain.

What, now she thinks she’ll be the next John “Crying Man” Boehner???? Or Mitch “Droopy Dawg” McConnell????

I’ll give her this much…she certainly has the Republican lack of compassion down pat.

Well said Kevin !

Don, Havana

I think it’s any Senior senator. NO matter which side. They both have scapegoats. Although some do stand out more than others: Gingrich, Pelosi, De Lay, Thurmond, Kennedy, etc…

Yeah, I don’t think Danae’s teacher isn’t the only one with the headache.

She said US Senate…That would be Reid…a fine example indeed…

Sorry, but it seems clear that we’re talking filibusters (duh) .. that would be the record holder ‘No’ man, Sen McConnell, last I checked …

Danae forgets Those men wouldn’t be in Washington if the didn’t know what they were doing. My Mother

Do not destroy a man’s faith in his mother.

In the third panel, it is obvious she is giving it some thought . Now I know why I am in the job I am in. I just was not creative enough answering my teachers.

I am become DANAE and my aspect is terrible as my attribute is to engender migraines in whomever I encounter.

FYI: It does seem to be a negative trend if you start at ‘nothing’ and then add “even less”!

I have counted my blessings many times on my decision not to have children. If I did, my fate would most likely have provided me with a migraine inducing child. Fortunately I can’t feel their pain.

I’m with you SeS1066; I often say “I don’t get headaches; I’m a carrier!”

The act of pausing to think makes her over qualified for most political positions.

Good setup Wiley!

Sigh. I’ve reached the point that, instead of responding, I simply flag anybody who takes off on a long political rant.

It may not be effective, but it makes me feel better.

The only figure she could accurately reflect would be Nancy Pelosi. After all, Danae has a mentality that wants to rule the world but has a complete lack of reality and says the craziest things. If she had it her way she would never age, too. She drives everyone around her crazy and everyone dreads anything that she’s conceptualizing. Sorry, that’s Pelosi to the tee.

If she were a bit more caring and slightly less crazy, and liked to shoot things, then maybe Palin. But Danae is a perfect characterization of Pelosi.

(I’m assuming) she’s US born, so she has the potential to become a future POTUS. She also has the brains and callousness to become a CEO. God help us!

She’ll need a few million dollars to get elected, but with her ethics,,,NO PROBLEM!

I read this “joke” on another cartoonist site a year ago.

She will need some bronzer from the makeup table.

does she have any orange skin paint?

LUV IT!

and panel #3, moral, never let her think!

cleokaya (THE FLASH) said, about 4 hours ago

“I have counted my blessings many times on my decision not to have children.”

I, too, and the reasons are endless!

I always thought that was the way it work. Politics = Migraine in general for me.

Excellent danae!

Danae would find a way to get seniority in the House and Senate at the same time.

Miz and cleo: I have a Danae and I’m glad for her every day. I also pray for her every day. I suspect she’s God’s way of keeping me in contact.

freeholder1, you’re braver than I! Your Danae is lucky.

In my case, I guess I was afraid I’d get what I deserved.

We’re talking Strom Thurmond or Robert Byrd for recently passed “senior” senators.

What’s with all the anti-Danae sentiment? She’s a clever girl who uses her wit to get out of doing hard work, is a bit rebellious, and has many amusing ideas of how she would run the world (conveniently for the comic strip), but she’s not evil, and certainly has displayed compassion. She just needs a few mentors as she grows up who can keep up with her and help guide her energy in useful directions.

Sorry to feel the need to defend a fictional character, but there are probably enough real girls who are a bit like her in some ways that I just can’t help myself.

ghostkeeper said, about 9 hours ago

America–rapidly heading the same way as the Roman Empire!

Have you ever read Orson Scott Card’s Empire? It gives a chilling scenario on how close the US could be to a dictator.

OTOH, the Romans took about 75 years to go from warlords to Emperor.

Real truths from children’s mouths do come!

So many here spend all of their time pointing fingers at each others’ parties, and they fail to recognize that it isn’t the direction that changes (it never is), but rather the degree by which the government enslaves us and destroys what it is supposed to mean to be a citizen of the United States. Both parties have kept us on the same path towards despotism, but partisan fools (as so many of you are) keep saying that it’s the Republicans or it’s the Democrats who are crushing our constitution and destroying our heritage of freedom and liberty.

When will you realize that BOTH parties are ruining this country, and that we must do an about-face, and move BACK? Those who say that we mustn’t go back, and we’ve come too far to go back are the very ones who are taking us towards serfdom, and are ruining us. The United States government was designed to SERVE us, but today it’s the other way around. If you are tired of the status quo, STOP VOTING ACCORDING TO PARTY, and start demanding that we have people in our government who care about the constitution and our freedoms.

freeholder1, good for you. Obviously the person best equipped became a parent. You have my utmost respect.

She must think she is the next Pelosi.

LOVE IT! Nancy Pelosi, what a joke she is!

Richard R is right on - lazyness does produce new inventions, but in politics it also just creates boondoggles. We need to find people who have practical plans. Danae often seems to have the “Mr Obvious” vibe however.

yohannbiimu, you’re absolutely right. Read #10 of the Federalist for Madison’s warning about the danger of political parties (he called them ‘factions’). Note that one area where bipartisanship prevails is in things like the McCain-Feingold Incumbency Protection Act.