Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis for January 12, 2025

Lots of talk and no action? It will fit right in with this strip.

Now that’s the first sensible thing Ed’s said all year!

And that is just about how LA politics style will handle rebuilding from the fires.

And pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to hire people to do that then the board will want levies passed to get the money because there is no money to do the recommendations after paying for the outside firm to do the study on it.

And how much school bus does one school in supposed small town is needs?

how much wood would a………………………………..

What Ed said will happen – will most likely happen. But, things will have to be over-analyzed and talked over again. Then the school year will be over.

Lower the driving age to twelve.

… by the time they are ready to make a decision, all of the children will have graduated.

It’s not funny because it’s true.

When a politician wants to be re-elected, the appearance of doing something about a problem is more important than actually solving the problem.

He nailed it perfectly thank you

You’re absolutely right, Ed! (for a change)

and that would remedy the problem until the next school year. ;)

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Cranky may be right………politics…..

Bricks panels one and six! Sorta like the floor tiles in panel seven.

no free coffee for drivers budget solved

what a clear, insightful statement…where’s Crankshaft??

…..that Crank is a “Psychic”.

And repeat next year when the shortage “unexpectedly” reappears.

He’s right for a change. One way to solve this is to stagger the start times of the schools then each bus can run two routes with half as many kids on each route.

Committee: The cul-de-sac down which ideas are lured and then beaten to death. (Sir Barnett [word for Male Roosters])

The saddest part is that for the first time, Ed is absolutely right.

There’s a lot of truth in that!

Looking forward to the return of Dinkle tomorrow.

Veritas

That’s just nutty enough to work!

Sounds about right.

Ah yes, the endless committee solution.

Crankshaft hit the nail on the head. As Ronald Regan said, " the nine scariest words in the world: I’m from the government and I’m here to help!

He’s got the Politics of the situation down pat.

Frighteningly accurate :-(

Then there will be an expensive study to see if AI-driven buses would be an acceptable substitute (No, because they cannot break up fights).

Very clever, Ed… but how does it deal with the school bus driver shortage you’re supposedly facing right now? How does it get the kids to school tomorrow morning?

For that matter, how have the kids been getting to school since September?

Gee, sounds like how Congress, the state legislatures, and, city councils, work.

Sounds like the US COngress has disciples…..

By golly, Crankshaft actually understands the bureaucratic mindset! That is precisely how they operate!