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Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year, 1993

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The good editorial cartoonist must possess a slicing blade of sarcasm, extensive knowledge of current affairs, a flair for the dramatic, and a great deal of artistic ability. The cartoons featured in this book demonstrate that such combinations of skills exist in abundance.
These cartoons were created in the transition year from the administration of George H. W. Bush to Bill Clinton. In retrospect, many of them are significantly off base, specifically those that depict the budget deficit as an unbeatable monster and the economy spirally towards disaster. That of course was not the case; the last years of the Clinton administration were those of unprecedented national prosperity, even to the point of significant budget surpluses.
If you were conscious in the political sense in 1992, then these cartoons will remind you of the debates and arguments that took place as the country was heading into another presidential election. They also enable you to look back and see how accurate the commentators were. However, if you were not politically conscious at the time or know little history, then most the cartoons will make little sense to you.