Listen to the words, not the style.

Above is Joan (Pronounced Jo-Ann) a corporal who is currently visiting the Veterans Administration’s nursing facility in Orlando. I visited today and Joan was one of the military I entertained. Joan let me know that people around the facility call her by her rank, Colonel. A fitting reguard for a lady who has served her country throughout her life, from WWII to present. I think we shopuld all salute JOAN!

I later met with old buddies, Neal Davies and Ken Culotta, for some food and some gag writing, This is the only McCain work I did today as we came up with cartoon ideas to last throughout the election. Above is a waitress I sketched.

A friend wrote to me about the difference of college between these two. The educational list ignores the uses of the education. Though McCain did poorly in the Naval Academy, he’s spent the decades since as a distinguished bi-partisan member of Congress. Obama, nearly a career student, jumped from finishing college in his 30s to being a paid community volunteer.  Then basically job hopping in politics for a few years before somehow getting in his head that he was qualified to run for President. Shows what a good talker can do in ten years from college to Senator. Makes me also concerned what Billy Mays is planning. At least Billy Mays has a track record you can follow!

After dropping Sandra at the Orlando Airport I made my way north and stopped in Tavares and worked at McCain HQ making calls to help get volunteers in to help out. Above is one of the other volunteer phone callers at work.

For those who know the  story, Jacob turns 14 today!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JACOB!!!!!

Here’s my celebratory banana split from Ms. Steve’s in Belleview.

Earlier in the day I attended the Marion County Republican Women Federated Group meeting. To the right is a sketch of part of the table centerpiece.

New buttons I designed came in today!

In St. Augustine, while Sandra was at a day long tourism meeting I ran around getting photos of St. Augustine. I then made my way to the McCain HQ and made calls for three hours rounding up volunteers to go door to door and spread the good word about McCain. Above are doodles I made of folks who milled in and out of the office as I made phone calls.

Later I joined Sandra and fellow meeting attendees Jennifer Huber and Virgina (Durn! Fergot her last name) at the Cracker Cafe off St. George Street in St. Augustine. We talked tourism and travels. Below is a sketch I made of the TV in the corner of the restaurant.

This would appear to be a Ken Culotta gag, but I thought it up myself. I was nearly finished with a far more complicated cartoon when I cme up with this very late Monday.

A whole mess of us were waving signs, hootin’ and hollerin’ roadside in Dunellon on State Road 41 before and after a candidate roundup. Speakers included Mike Amsden, Stan McClain (Both running for Marion County Commission ), Jim Yancey (Running for Supertendent of Schools),etc.

Above is a fellow, whose name I didn’t get, who valiantly stood with his sign in the midday heat.

I was originally going to put someone more middle of the road that leans conservative, and then realized that this being on Glenn’s website, it should be Glenn. Being familiar with Glenn’s movements made it easier to draw how he might look in this situation. This was fun to draw, though I admit my Chris Matthews drawing is a bit shaky.