Let the games begin

Cartoonists on the less-than-triumphant qualities of the Beijing Olympics.

August 17, 2008

Nobody loves the Olympics like cartoonists. John Trever nailed the compulsories, mocking the meddlesome host government on the medal stand. Steve Kelley scored some belittling laughs wondering about the wunderkind. And Rob Rogers skillfully skewered the Soviets, er ... Russians, for back-stabbing a former satellite. Sarcasm, criticism and scorn — that's the spirit, guys! Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got work to do: McCain is lip-synching Dubya's war strategy, Obama just missed another slam-dunk and the housing market and consumer confidence are performing some spectacular synchronized plunging.

-- Joel Pett

Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist of the Lexington Herald-Leader. His work also appears in USA Today.

Steve Kelley / New Orleans Times-Picayune

Rob Rogers / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

John Trever / The Albuquerque Journal


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