Cartoons Are Fun

Realism is a wonderful thing. So are special examples that cause us to sit up and take notice. It was back in the 1870's that Tammany Hall crooks in New York under the leadership of public works inspector, William Tweed, controlled the states coffers. It is estimated in his brief career he took in between $40 million and $200 million dollars. Gadzooks! This is Bernie Madoff territory. The period in history is called the Nadir of National Disgrace due to the massive corruption taking place, not just in New York, but all across the nation. There was this problem about the situation, though. Basically, the people didn't understand. The people didn't know. The people, seemingly, didn't care. The City was populated with immigrants who were more concerned with making a living than learning the English language. It wasn't their fault. They had priorities.

Then along came a a young man, a German immigrant and a cartoonist, hired by Harper's Magazine to be it's resident artist. His name was Thomas Nast. You know his work. The modern day donkey and the elephant, symbols for our present day political parties were his creation. Better yet, Santa Claus as we know him was also his brainstorm. You can thank me later for this history lesson. After all, it's not only my job to please but to inform. What Nast did was expose the crooks for what and who they were. The people couldn't read but they could see and understand cartoons. And this was the beginning of the end for graft, corruption and phony government. You know the story of the emperor and no clothes. Well, after a year with this President and two more with Pelosi and Reid, our politicals are being exposed for their nakedness.

I don't have a clue as to the creator of the posted picture but I can give credit to a long lost, soon to be found, friend. It was forwarded to me by a high school classmate I have not seen since 1966. We'll rectify this situation next week in Arizona. In the meantime you now understand the government flow chart presented to you. Pictures, as given us by Mr. Nast, bring home the aspect of realism. And that's the truth.