Pipehead comic gets political, but first, a photo of a truck with a non-partisan message - By N.L. Belardes

Just to let you know: I'm getting political on Paperback Writer this week. I'll be posting a satirical Pipehead cartoon that's sure to raise a few eyebrows. I suppose it will be my own way of criticising the American-Iraqi war. It will be the first in a series that will see if I can tread a fine line of humor, satire, criticism and my own patriotic consciousness.

But let's start off with a photo I took at Bakersfield's The Marketplace recently. I don't remember which movie I showed up to see a few weeks ago, but I do remember snapping this photo of a truck:


Is liberalism an illness? What is liberalism?

Now, I know I entertain readers from the full spectrum of American political ideologies: conservative Republican warhawks, moderate Democrats and Republicans, Independents, and full-on left wing conservatives. We're a dynamic group, especially politically speaking...

Differences aside, I wonder what you all think of this photo and its message? What could be the truck owner's agenda? Is liberalism an illness?