Said The Pollster To The Fireman:

"We really need to sell what we're doing with a zippy name?"

Said the Fireman to the Pollster:

"We're putting out planet-sized fires. Who in their right fucking minds is gonna side with the arsonists?"

Silly Fireman: thought D.C. was going to be like playing poker with Republican farmers and pharmacists in the state senator -- with a bigger table and higher stakes -- instead of orcs and berserkers who would rather see "their" country burned to the ground than rather than being run by someone else.

Pity he pissed away an entire year learning what any Liberal in America could have told him for the price of a beer.

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Sometimes when the pen needs a rest, the muse will lead with a graphic jab instead of a verbal hook. Impulsive, and I never know if it will end well -- or end at all -- but it is always an adventure.

I did this in very large format Photoshop.


With a couple of variations.


All of which look better bigger, and any of which can be clicked on for poster-sized.