“The Old Bawl Game”, “Don’t Let the Back Door Hit You” and “Anybody See Rahm?” – Cartoons

from, hopenchangecartoons.com:
  As the old saying goes, "Everybody loves a whiner." No wait...it's everybody loves a winner.
  Which is why it's odd to hear Barack Obama whining and complaining that Democratic voters who were so fired up by his previous promises of rainbows and unicorns are now, in his words, lethargic, lacking in seriousness, and acting in a manner that is "inexcusable."
  In an exclusive interview with the hard-hitting political journal "Rolling Stone," the Petulant of the United States seemed short-tempered about voters who are developing long memories. Apparently reading from a teleprompter programmed for a Sports Illustrated interview, Obama said that no Democratic or Progressive voters should "stand on the sidelines in this midterm election," nor should they "take their ball and go home" just because they expect a shellacking.
  The Coach in Chief then expressed exasperation with disappointed Democratic voters, and said they just need to "buck up."
  Presumably, many who previously voted for the president will return that same sentiment to him ...and the horse he rode in on.

from Chip Bok:

The FBI wants a “backdoor” to the web.

Since 9/11 the government has relied on phone wiretaps for national national security purposes.  That practice, under the Bush administration, created an uproar (here’s a 2007 James Risen NYT story). With more sensitive information being encrypted on the web, the current administration wants to require that all internet communication be wire-tap friendly.

Apparently this would be a step backward, requiring an internet retrofit. Here’s Jack X. Dempsey, V.P. of an outfit called the Center for Democracy and Technology, in Monday’s New York  Times:

“They are really asking for the authority to redesign services that take advantage of the unique, and now pervasive, architecture of the Internet,” he said. “They basically want to turn back the clock and make Internet services function the way that the telephone system used to function.”

Valerie Caproni of the FBI claims the government is just trying to preserve authority it already has.

“We’re not talking expanding authority. We’re talking about preserving our ability to execute our existing authority in order to protect the public safety and national security.”

Wouldn’t be the first enterprise seeking special favors to avoid being bypassed by technology.

from creators.com