Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for March 11, 2016
Transcript:
Goat: Have you thought about what party you're gonna be affiliated with in your run for president? Rat: No. What are my options? Goat: Well, are you a moderate sort of eisenhower Republican? A conservative Reagan Republican? A far right Dick Cheney Republican? Rat: What's about twenty clicks to the right of Dick Cheney? Goat: Oh, lord. Rat: You've heard of compassionate conservatism? Mine will be a compassionate totalitarian dictatorship.
BE THIS GUY almost 9 years ago
Isn’t the entire Republican Party now 20 — if not 30 — clicks to right of Dick Cheney now?
Sherlock Watson almost 9 years ago
What about a Lincoln Republican? You know, back when the Republicans were the liberal party?
LuvThemPluggers almost 9 years ago
Uhh, except for the compassionate part, we may already have that?
blunebottle almost 9 years ago
My, your politics (and politicians) are entertaining to us Canucks!
kwanza_30303 almost 9 years ago
Perfect—he should fit right in! But there will be others in the same lane to the nomination.
JonGl Premium Member almost 9 years ago
But that was how Stalin viewed himself!
alviebird almost 9 years ago
Why does a candidate need a label? This “party” system is no longer serving the public.
juicebruce almost 9 years ago
Yes we do have a choice between : I-Can and C-Rats…………….Larry Croc !
Kaputnik almost 9 years ago
A compassionate totalitarian dictatorship? Better go with the Democrats.
jbmlaw01 almost 9 years ago
Lincoln imprisoned half of the Maryland legislature. Good start, suppose that is why he is still admired.
eddie6192 almost 9 years ago
Hey Toon Boy, are you happy with what you started here??? Bring back the Crocs!!!
Tom almost 9 years ago
Sorry, but the left has Totalitarian dictatorships pretty much monopolized.
Spirit of 76 almost 9 years ago
Democrats – pro-choice except on guns, healthcare, union membership, light bulbs speech.Republicans – pro freedom except on what you ingest, who you marry, and what you watch.Libertarianism anyone?
BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member almost 9 years ago
A short-fingered vulgarian Republican.
whiteheron almost 9 years ago
There’s battle lines being drawnNobody’s right if everybody’s wrong..For What It’s Worth
Thanksfortheinfo2000 almost 9 years ago
I think if Republicans go far enough to the right, they’ll meet the Democrats coming from the left.
KEA almost 9 years ago
see comments. this is why i don’t identify with a party. I only identify with a philosophy – the one on which the country was founded.
richbenj almost 9 years ago
So, Rat, you’re aiming to be the Republican Obama?
McGehee almost 9 years ago
I’m not sure which is the more effective parody of Trumpism: Rat, or the typical political discussion in any internet comment thread.
david almost 9 years ago
totaliarism is far left, not right. Far Right is Anarchy.
Bucinka almost 9 years ago
It’s not just linear, folks:
https://www.theadvocates.org/quiz/quiz.php?iframe=true&width=850&height=100%
Sisyphos almost 9 years ago
A rather well-off friend of mine used to be described (by a mutual friend) as somewhat to the right of Louis XIV. Rat, however, is mistaken if he thinks he can be both totalitarian and compassionate at the same time.Long live Rat!How much will your vote for Rat cost?
jd wigman almost 9 years ago
http://www.wimp.com/thegovernment/
Dapperdan61 Premium Member almost 9 years ago
I used to identify more as an Independent & would vote for moderate Republicans from time to time. These days I’m a solid Democrat but I don’t blindly vote Blue every time. When it comes to the Presidency I will always vote Democrat however since the Republican nominees are simply intolerable even more so this year. The only remaining candidate I can stomach is John Kasich. Obviously he won’t be the nominee
zeexenon almost 9 years ago
Joseph McCarthy
tjimlee almost 9 years ago
so Rat’s a democrat?
darleen almost 9 years ago
In other words, he is running as Bernie Sanders.
blunebottle almost 9 years ago
Food for thought for all of you political commenters that think there is a distinction between Elephant & Donkey…..One of the most effective devices in the salesman’s toolkit is the illusion of choice- always give the prospect 2 things to choose from. For instance: “I have time Tuesday or Thursday, which is better for you?” “Morning or afternoon?”In the case of your politics, it is always one of two choices. (We in Canada have many, but I"m not going to get into that…it has it’s own baggage.) But here’s my point: you think you made a difference voting for Obama after Bush? The same power brokers put BOTH of them into office! Do some research and find out how many members of the Trilateral Commission each of them put into their administrations.“Give me control of a nation’s money and I care not who makes it’s laws” — Mayer Amschel Bauer Rothschild
dre7861 almost 9 years ago
Rat’s going to be Donald Trump?
Number Three almost 9 years ago
Were you saying something, Rat?
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jenifer flower almost 9 years ago
that’s not fun- that’s just ignorant- conflating Bernie & democratic socialism with communism is a Faux News talking point… get your head out of your hind cheeks & actually think…
jenifer flower almost 9 years ago
amerikkka already has 3 candidates who are aiming to be compassionate totalitarian dictators- T-rump, Crazy Cruz, and $hrilary
echoraven almost 9 years ago
technically it would be to the left of communism.
knight1192a almost 9 years ago
Think that’s actually the name of one of the actual third parties that does or has existed in this country in the last forty years.
Kristiaan almost 9 years ago
Mine would be uncompassionate totalitarian dictatorship.
The Fly Hunter almost 9 years ago
The USA was once a nation that was made great by consensus but which is now being destroyed by polarization. Think about it!
Lyman Elliott Premium Member almost 9 years ago
I never realized that Rat was really Donald Trump in disguise.
Mary McNeil Premium Member almost 9 years ago
They’ll split the vote !
Phatts almost 9 years ago
While it can be said that today’s Republican Party is not the Party of Lincoln, it can also be said that today’s Democrat Party is not the Party of Kennedy.It’s funny listening to Hillary and Sanders arguing over which one is going to give out more Free Pizza than the other. Today’s Democrats are unashamedly Socialist, no matter whether they call themselves “progressive” or “liberal” or “leftist” or whatever.The bottom line is, Republicans have their extremists, and so do the Democrats. Neither one is any good for the nation.
Brass Orchid Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Polarization is nothing new in American politics. There was contention over the controversial abolition movement right from the start, and the balance of slave states to free states maintained by swaying the territories to one position or the other before they would be allowed statehood eventually led to a civil war that nearly destroyed the Union, cost hundreds of thousands of lives and entirely wiped out the wealth and sovereignty of the southern states. There were fist-fights and duels fought between statesmen. The nation was born in a state of polarization between Loyalists and Patriots.People who cannot support their opinions by rational means will often resort to bemoaning the polarization and divisive and controversial stance of their opposition, the last bit of moral high ground left to them in the rising tide of history.
Mr.doom almost 9 years ago
Brass Orchid said it all very well.
OldManMontgomery almost 9 years ago
“Compassionate Totalitarian Dictatorship”? That is the Democrat Party agenda. The Government controls everything – for your own good, of course.
mjb515 almost 9 years ago
They told me if if I voted Republican we’d have an out of control executive who ignores the law, civil rights and would start wars without a by your leave from Congress.
What do you know? We do!
Endersteve1027 over 7 years ago
My dad is about 1000000 clicks to the right
LOAFY almost 4 years ago
Pig would’ve been right in the June 16, 2014 if he had asked a couple years earlier.
cs2854900 almost 3 years ago
Trump:70 clicks to dick cheny far right
leopardglily almost 2 years ago
Sorry Rat, I hate you now.