Express yourself!

First, I wasn't saying your political opionions were naive. I was making a point about fictional characters suddenly talking out-of-character, and used an example from another genre that particularly irked me. Sorry for any misunderstanding.

Second, I won't go into the Clarke thing, but there is something that you imply that Bush defenders often resort to: that if we disagree with the WAY Bush is executing, we must therefore completely disagree with the policy. Personally, I have believed, like Clinton and many others, that we would eventually have to deal with Iraq militarily. I also firmly and strongly believed since day 1 that Bush and his administration were so completely incompetent that if they attempted to execute such a program it would make things far worse. In my opinion events have proven me out. I would love to have been wrong on this one. As someone who works in Northern Jersey, 25 miles from NYC, I would be very happy if Bush's policies had made us safer and I had been wrong about him. But I wasn't.

Well, looks like you hit a nerve! I, for one, would like to commend you for Monday's strip. Just one more example of this truth: liberals cannot laugh at themselves. There is no good cheer, no optimism. When someone pokes fun at a conservative, we just laugh it off. When someone makes fun of a liberal, they begin searching for someone to sue.

So good for you, Team Rockwood. Keep the laughs coming!!

Nobody cares if you're political if you're still funny.

It's a shame that the mailbag turned into a political forum last week.

Nevertheless, Dark Lotus' new CD Black Rain comes out today. w00t. So does Revolutions (even though I'm practically the only person who actually liked it).

Team Rockwood is as guilty as the rest of you), where do we go from here? >

Fire up the time machine! Go back say, 70 or 80 years and educate the idiots on all sides that set this whole mess in motion. Oh wait, this is reality. . .

Seems to me that you are in the business of making cartoons. A cartoon is supposed to be funny. If you can make politics funny, I say go for it. I thought March 29 was funny. Good Job.

It must be something in the air! Everyone seems to be buying houses at the moment. Apparently it's a sign of growing up or something...? It's kind of a trade off there, for me, anyway. I found the perfect condo so I'm going to have to pretend to be an adult to get it. Luckily I'm really in touch with my inner child, and she's going to get to pick paint, so it all works out. :) Congrats! Yea for you!

What I like most about Team Rockwood...I may not always agree with the Team's opinions but they always back them up with outside sources and seem to present reasonable arguments.

I think your right about who's to blame. Pretty much everyone. The current state of American society cannot be blamed solely on Bush (the current one or his father) or Clinton. It's not possible to blame one single individual for any of it. It's a cumulative effect, and many, many people in the past have contributed from the left, right, center, you name it.

I naively wish Republicans and Democrats could see past their differences and realize that in the end both groups really want the best for our country. (At least one hopes that's what they want.) I understand why so much division takes place but someone (Jefferson, I believe) said it best: United we stand; Divided we fall. We are nearly a divided nation today, not geographically but politically.

The problem with politics and running countries? It's left up to us humans and we are very fallible and imperfect and we makes mistakes but often unwilling to admit all that.

Yo, Rockwood!!!

First and foremost, I greatly applaud what you said to Bascum and Jim Power in response to their emails. Without getting into the politics portion of this subject, this email forum is the perfect place to express your opinions. After all, nobody forces anyone to read the email (although I DO feel a subtle Jedi Mind Trick quality as I am compelled to read the comics!)

Both Bush and Clinton made some big decisions that p***ed people off. It seems louder against Bush, I think, because during the reign of the Clinton's, the economy was much better. It's harder to complain when your wallet is fat. But lets not forget that while Clinton was better for our country in the short-term, he sold out military secrets(such as nukes to China) which has a much broader impact on our country than a few extra dollars in our pockets.

Bush got dealt a crappy hand, lets admit it. The economy had begun it's downswing, and then 9/11 hit. Every military decision that the Bush administration would make from that point on would have to tie in to 9/11 or terrorism somehow. If not, people would say he isn't doing his job. Considering the events that happened earlier last week with the American civilians being killed, perhaps it would be best if we just shut the hell up and let Bush do his job...no matter how dirty it gets.

I was out of town last week and just got caught up on Rockwood. I was going to make a sarcastic comment that you can see your house number and license number on your car in that picture. So, now all your stalkers will be after you.

But, then I read last week's mailbag. It made me think. Has every American become a stick in the mud (to use a non-offensive term) since 9/11? I would assume (as I have) when reading comic strips there is supposed to be humor involved. Hence, one should look at the lighter side of the content, especially if the comic has a political message. One only has to look at the legions of professional political cartoonists to understand this. And I am not simply talking about one-panel cartoons. In most papers, I believe Doonesbury is intermixed with all the "traditional" cartoons.

Any regular reader of Rockwood should know that there is at least one political cartoon every other week. One of the refreshing aspects of Rockwood is its ability to have a timely cartoon on the net before even the 'traditional' political cartoons.

I recall you had posted another political cartoon last year and some readers wrote in that they would never read Rockwood again. Come on people! Lighten up! The whole Clark business was a big news story and Rockwood usually is based on some big news of the day. Of course, there was going to be a cartoon about him. I read Doonsebury on a regular basis, even if I don't agree with the message. I don't get so offended I write the author and say I won't read again. Take it or leave it. In my opinion, even with a slant in Rockwood's strips, it's still funnier than The Family Circus, Dennis the Menace, and Garfield.

Probably the greatest cartoon (Calvin and Hobbes) that I've read had great political observations.

That's my diatribe for the day. Keep bashing the idiots in the news. I still need a laugh to go with all the bad news.

New house! Congratulations!

So, when's the housewarming party?

Hey, that's a nice lookin' house. Congrats.