Quote of the Week - Austin, Texas

"Sargent has a keen eye for satire. Like Pinnochio's nose. Bush's ears became bigger with each lie. This man could probably fly in a swift breeze."

A readers comment posted on 1/11/09 regarding 'The evolution of George W. Bush' editorial
Drawing by Ben Sargent - Austin-American Statesman newspaper

EDITORIAL

The evolution of George W. Bush

Sunday, January 11, 2009

As George W. Bush evolved over 14 years as governor and president, so did his image in editorial cartoons, especially those of the American-Statesman's Ben Sargent, who as a Texas cartoonist had a unique perspective on the whole arc of Bush's years in executive office.

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His portrayal in editorial cartoons kept pace, as over the years the ears grew larger, the stature smaller and the attitude more clueless, a long evolutionary passage from his original caricature as an inexperienced but benign governor.

As George Bush makes his exit from his long turn on the political stage, we offer a look back at the Bush years as Sargent saw them.

[More drawings: Bush through the years by Sargent by clicking on the link on the editorial page below. Good stuff back to 1994 (about 13 cartoons).]