Recent Comments

1. about 8 hours ago on Pearls Before Swine

   No, great care is taken to prevent any fraud or voter coercion by the Federal Election Commission.

   When I first became eligible to vote here, over a decade ago, I was amazed at how serious the citizens are about voting and how much effort the government has made to maintain honest and open elections.

   In answer to an unspoken question … I vote here in Ecuador in local and national elections but also vote [absentee ballot] in elections in the United States. I’m a registered voter in Florida and can – and do continue to – vote in State and National elections.

2. about 14 hours ago on For Better or For Worse

   That’s what I thought, too.

   Anglo-Canadians have appropriated – and mispronounced – many French phrases for common use. I remember my nephews from Vancouver responding to their Dad’s requests, “Toot sweet!”. It took me a while to realize they were saying “Tout de suite!” ( “Right away!” )

3. about 14 hours ago on Pickles

   Be careful of what you wish for, Earl.

4. about 14 hours ago on Frog Applause

   A head of hare makes for a funny bunny punny!

5. about 14 hours ago on Doonesbury

   Nobody’s mentioned G.T.‘s subtle placement of Tank McNamara in the first panel. Well played, Mr. Trudeau!

   Trump’s MAGA minions and the acolytes of anarchy may overlook his dementia but the rest of the free world can’t! We are afraid of what will happen to your country should he lose, and even more terrified of what will happen to the rest of the world should he win!

6. about 15 hours ago on Non Sequitur

   Unfortunately, I feel too many people trying to recover from the recent hurricane in the U.S., and filing insurance claims, are finding out that this cartoon is all too true!

7. about 15 hours ago on Baldo

   Lushly done! Wonderous artwork!

8. about 15 hours ago on Pearls Before Swine

   We have 16 candidates in Ecuador vying for the presidential role in our upcoming 2025 elections. Of those, there are 6 that are serious contenders. Unless one of them wins by more than 50% of the vote on the first ballot, a run-off election will be held featuring the top 3 vote-getters. Like him/her or not, the president will be elected by a democratic popular vote, not some arcane Electoral College system!

   BTW Voting is mandatory for citizens of Ecuador aged 18 – 65. For Seniors and incapacitated individuals who can’t get to the polls, the voting registrars will come to them, and they can vote in their own homes.

   When you vote, the picture on your cedula( national identification card) and signature is matched to the picture and signature on the voting roles, eliminating voter fraud.

9. about 15 hours ago on Mike du Jour

   Never could warm to that show! Somehow, a bunch of ego-centric, neurotic New Yorkers never appealed to me.

10. 1 day ago on Non Sequitur

    “Oh Lord, make me pure and holy … but not yet!”

    _____St. Augustine