Pat Toomey
The NRA has a sickening hold over the House and Senate. Despite the heroic effort by Pat Toomey and Joe Manchin to push through a compromise on background checks, the Senate voted it down. Now the Right is going after Toomey.
Suspect
When suspects are identified after a massacre or horrific crime, words like "he seemed so normal" seem to be common. The blood that is spilled during the next mass shooting will be on the hands of all of those in the Senate who voted against gun control.
Brave American
All the talk over compromise on gun control was just that ... all talk. I thought the House was the place where all the NRA-intimidated cowards lived. Turns out they reside in the Senate too. The image of all the brave helpers running TOWARD danger in Boston is quite a contrast to the image all the Senators running AWAY from danger in Washington.
Brewed On Grant: Marathon
Normally, Brewed On Grant appears in the paper on Wednesday and focuses on local issues. After the bombing Monday, however, I felt that my first response to the tragedy should be in the form of a single-panel cartoon with a broader perspective. That is why Brewed was delayed a day and is appearing here on a Thursday. I ended up making Brewed about the bombing as well.
Boston Bombing
The tragic bombing at the Boston Marathon is a reminder that despite improvements in security, we still live in a post 9/11 world.
