Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for September 14, 2024

No duck-faced dictators!

Goat hasn’t been paying attention, those were the good old days before the cult

Well, Goat, that’s the standard joke on the House floor anyway.

This Supreme Court? Rule on legality? The gop appointed “judges” are ruling on what corps and the rich want, not what’s in the Constitution.

Hah! I always suspected that cyclists were fascists.

We have a Congress that passes nothing, a corrupt Supreme Court and a Constitution that’s headed for the shredder! Pedal away!

The US has been a dumpster fire for the last 15 years or so, and gets worse with each president

Goat is describing a republic, not a democracy.

Ah – The Cyclists from Monkey Dust

I thought we were an autonomous collective…

Cyclist World Order

What “wisdom” are the cyclists pedaling now? (I know enough to give them a wide berth on the road)!

Not every cyclist is like this, you know. Some people just use a bicycle because it’s the most efficient and cheapest way of transport.

A nice, clear policy position. Well done.

Too bad they weren’t rollerbladers – they could Make America Skate Again…

Aim for them when you see them on the highway…

They’re eating the cyclists…

I recently had a group of 6-8 cyclists start to cut through a construction area where I was doing inspections. I politely pointed them toward the proper path and asked them to follow the large orange “DETOUR” signs. The look some of them gave me practically screamed – “This mere pedestrian is trying to tell us where we can ride? The nerve of him.”

Goat, you just described a Republic, not a democracy. The US is a republic.

Goat had better not become roadkill, or they’ll put him in Central Park!

Democracy sure has gone downhill in recent years.

And what if people don’t want to?

You guys are fine. Stick together. Stay away from the rest of us. But stick together where we can keep an eye on you.

Spot on analogy.

Probably better than the other two options we have…

I just finished reading a very good novel called “Gold”. Written by Chris Cleave. It’s about 3 Olympic cyclists. Based on the diet they followed in the book…no thanks. Mostly whole grains, fruits, vegs. Very little meat . Lot of protein drinks.

Well, we used to have separation of powers.

Vote for Danny Donkey

There! See! A whole lot of AKs nothingness. See my ref in Ziggy

A lot of things run in cycles.

This is the most important election we have ever had! If you vote for the wrong candidate, it’s the end! THE END, I tell you! So, for goodness sakes, don’t vote for the wrong candidate! If you do vote for the wrong candidate then, KABLOOEY! Be sure to vote for the other candidate rather than the wrong candidate! This is your last warning! The whole world is depending on you!

Democracy is never mentioned in the Constitution, and the only time “republic” is referenced is in the following form: “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government.” Even though the U.S. is a republic, the process of electing representatives in this republic relies on democratic means.

well, no, the Lake is Superior

Say NO to more bike lanes!

You love to stir the hate pot don’t you Pastis?

Dopes doping dope. Eh, Armstrong?

“…no wonder we’re superior…” lots of cyclists act like they are.

What’s the other guy’s name? Bil?

You mean the “cult” that’s been in charge for 12 of the last 16 years, and still blames everything on the other guys? That cult?

We’re a Republic. Well, we used to be…

Hey, Jeff. Aren’t you supposed to be playing in traffic? Don’t you have stop signs to run and red lights to ignore?

again,not the system but the people

Since when! You mean they got rid of the 5 IDIOTS!!!

Sounds like a great form of government, except on days when it rains

We definitely need to re-work our cities to allow for more foot and bicycle traffic, but the caricature of cyclists in this comic can’t be denied, either….

It might explain why they don’t obey traffic laws.

so in other words,Don’t mess with the life of a cyclist?

Jasmine Crockett will be on the Supreme Court one day.!!

Alexandria Cortez will be on the Supreme Court one day!!

And the world will be better for it!

I think a big a$$ Ford Bronco could take out their campaign in one try. Actually, so could a Ford Fiesta.

Hey Pastis, lay off the cyclists. They don’t burn gas and are generally good people, except for a few as*h*les. We have to deal with drivers on cell phones or just bad attitudes, without 2 tons of steel to protect us.

I don’t know. Could they be any worse than the other two ‘Choices?”

People unclear on the concept. We all need to be clear ourselves.

neat allegory

the supreme court has abdicated any moral or legal authority.

Maybe I’ll check back after the election. Hopefully by then, Garry Trudeau will no longer be the guest cartoonist.

Well, Goat….the USA is NOT a true “dempcracy”, is it? Look at the definition and then look what’s happening in REAL life.

We are a Democratic Republic! Currently a Banana Republic

I don’t know, I’d vote for them.

You are embarrassing yourselves if you only think that the it’s the other side that wants control.