Washington Post Political Cartoonist Throws Temper Tantrum for the Ages Over Request to be Professional – RedState

Those of us who have been on this dusty orb for a bit fondly remember the late political cartoonist Jeff MacNelly. MacNelly, who also wrote the popular “Shoe” comic strip, was much like the late and equally lamented Tim Russert of “Meet the Press” fame. While he was an unapologetic conservative, MacNelly was unafraid to view both sides of the political aisle with a critical eye. This probing but proper approach, where playing gotcha is eschewed in favor of a straightforward “explain yourself” without permitting easy escape from difficult questions due to political agreement with the queried newsmaker, is a rare commodity in today’s mainstream media. While the direct quote assigned to the late New Yorker film critic Pauline Kael (“I can’t believe Nixon won. I don’t know anyone who voted for him”) is at best suspect, the sentiment is all too real. Not…