Calvin's best friend is his stuffed tiger, Hobbes, come to life! Or is it all just in his mind? Maybe he can be cured with the idea that Hobbes isn't real....
The Dodd-Frank Financial Reform and Consumer Protection Act aims to reduce the systemic risk inherent in OTC markets. With the new rules, the economy may just recover and avoid further mistakes like the ones made before.
Big banks had relaxed rules in the Over-the-Counter markets. The financial reform imposes many new rules and regulations that will be a headache to adhere to for the banks, but will end up as beneficial. This cartoon is not saying that banks have done nothing or are not willing to do anything. It's more a commentary on how much of a headache the reform is in the short-term.
Domestic violence is a very serious issue, and this cartoon brings attention to it. Though it always seems to be the excuse that the person "walked into a door," birds actually DO fly into doors all the time!
Fat people on airplanes should or should not have to buy two seats? Or just make bigger seats? Contentious issue. All I care about is getting my personal space...and my armrest.
Obama says he's compromising by agreeing to a couple options out of a 2700 page bill. You think that will get Democrats & Republicans on board? It seems impossible. But what would you do for a Klondike bar?
The election of Scott Brown to replace Kennedy is crazy! Kennedy, known as the "liberal lion" replaced by a Republican like Brown! Abe, another liberal, would be there for Kennedy.