Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for August 30, 2023

Who are the candidates for sexiest female athlete?

Let us all be grateful that the US presidential election does not include a bikini competition.

well Pig, you know some votes are more important than others…

When Tom Brady is 67, will he still be the sexiest quarterback in the NFL?

Vote early, vote often for the Steelers!!

When a lot of people don’t vote, there are two things you can do about it. You can get off your can and push for much-needed reforms in the electoral system that (among other things) are bound to raise turnout. Or you can play it safe, point the finger at non-voters, and repeat that lame message “Vote for the sake of voting!”

Devoting.

Voting is compulsory in Australia. Still doesn’t work, though. We just get a bunch of politicians.

When I’m old enough to vote I’ll vote for myself, and when I win I’ll have my brother arrested and thrown in jail.

Yuck.

I always enjoy seeing the Yin Yang eyeballs in the noses of Goat and Pig.

My friend Tom just died. At his funeral, his brother eulogized that Tom had a senior prom date who later married a Mr Brady, and they had a son who they named Tom. Yes, that Tom.

I think the answer has to be Tim Tebow!

Obviously goat was talking about America’s Got Talent, right?

TB12 for President!

Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard. – H.L. Mencken

What if they did a poll on who is the sexiest president?

Tom Brady’s retired. Now, our votes should go to Mahomes, Burrow, or Allen.

The USA is a Republic, Venezuela is a Democracy.

I see where the Patriots just signed a back-up QB, Dom Grady. No joke.

I very much agree BasilBruce!

You have the right not to vote, however if you are eligible to vote and choose not to, you automatically give up the right to complain about the results.

This applies in that situation as well.

I’m not so certain that it’s a democracy any more.

PIG missed the day they handed out brains!

6’3”, 215 lbs.! LOLOLOL..

Just mail it in.

It’s not who votes….it’s who counts the vote.

Conversations with Pig require each term to be defined very, very, very carefully. (And that’s why we love the guy!) (By “love” I mean feel affection in a platonic sense… you get the point!)

Being able to vote in a democracy where votes count is a privilege and a obligation, where as voting in totalitarian regimes like Russia actually just supports the narrative of the dictator.Sadly in some countries the way the votes are counted means not all have equal influence, in fact in some places the “winner takes all” systems means many votes don’t count – not that democratic (looking at you US and UK).

Don’t vote for people who want to take your vote away.

Well, how come we’re suspicious of everything except the Electoral College? One person, one vote - bah!

Goat, you really need to start asking Pig what he’s talking about before answering him.

I vote and support a govt. of the people, by the people and for the people. Just not ‘those’ people.

Sorry this isn’t directly related to today’s comic, but has anyone else noticed that Zebra isn’t on the front or back cover of most “Treasuries”? I don’t have a complete collection but the last time I saw him was “The Crass Menagerie” in 2008. I wonder if he needs a new agent…

What we have here is an ideologically-driven Goat leaping to a premature conclusion.

Besides: Tom Brady, PIg?! Are you sure?

GOAT – Patrick Mahomes

I have to keep reminding my democrat friends it’s my right to vote third or fourth party . No where in constitution does it say I have to vote on odds of candidate winning.