IMPORTANT UPDATE x3: I just received an email from Clay Bennett himself, explaining how the cartoon got into the wild without being posted to the Chattanooga Times website and requesting that I do what I can to direct traffic there now that it is posted. He was extremely gracious and thankful for the exposure, but does understandably want his employer to receive as much of the traffic for this as possible. As Mr. Bennett put it, "I realize that the barn door may already be wide open for this horse, but I figure it couldn't hurt to ask for a link to the institution that is as responsible for the creation of this cartoon as I am." So, I would urge anyone still reading this diary to please also click this direct link to the Chattanooga Times Free Press site (and, more importantly, to use this link whenever spreading the word about this particular comic). It's the right thing to do.

Just saw this posted on Facebook--it's a political cartoon by Clay Bennett of the Chattanooga Times Free Press . Unfortunately, I can't seem to find it on the newspaper's site itself to link to, even in the extensive archives , so I'm reposting it here, but will remove it, change the link or change the attribution or whatever if necessary (I'm sure someone here will let me know if I need to do so).

Anyway, it's amazingly simple but utterly brutal:





