Editorial Cartoon

This is an editorial cartoon that I sketched out one day out of frustration at the House Republicans. For those of you who follow Minnesota politics on a state level, there was a bill debated recently on the Minnesota House floor about property tax relief. The original bill, by Republican Rep. Phil Krinkie, basically allowed rebate checks to be mailed to property tax owners (coincidentally, the timing of the check arrivals would be right before the election). DFL members attempted to amend the bill to make it more substantial. However, each amendment that was presented was shot down by the Speaker of the House by ruling it not germane - a thinly veiled disguise at not even allowing the amendment to be voted on by House members. Makes you wonder what they are so afraid of - it actually passing?