On Robust Groups & Front Runners

 "Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, said she won't be running for president in 2028. 

"There will be a robust group of people running for president, and I will not be one of them in 2028. I can tell you that," Whitmer told Fox 2 Detroit. 

Whitmer said that she'd received advice on the importance of "taking a break and not jumping right into something." 

Whitmer is nearing the end of her second term as governor, and due to term limits, she will not have a third term. 

She is among many high-profile potential 2028 Democratic contenders for president, which includes California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker."

When you’re right ….you’re right

 

On Beak Dips & Back Stabs

 

On Flags, Prayers & Remembrance: Memorial Day 2026

 

§116. Memorial Day

(a) Designation.-The last Monday in May is Memorial Day.

(b) Proclamation.-The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation-

(1) calling on the people of the United States to observe Memorial Day by praying, according to their individual religious faith, for permanent peace;

(2) designating a period of time on Memorial Day during which the people may unite in prayer for a permanent peace;

(3) calling on the people of the United States to unite in prayer at that time; and

(4) calling on the media to join in observing Memorial Day and the period of prayer.

On Qualifications & Metaphors

 

On More of the Same: Pipedreams & Pull

 

On Defiance & Torches

 

On Hot Shots & Blowers of All Kinds

 

On Different Rules & Brainstorms

 

On Handshakes & Crossed Arms

 

On Blame & Abandonment

 

On Stink & Stuck

 

On Dearth & Mirth

I haven't been finding much in the way of cartoons these past few days that aren't a repeat of the same themes and memes I've been posting.  This was the thought I came across today that made me smile, harkening back to the race and the win I enjoyed watching on the 2nd of May, with the one below this as the Cartoonstock closer.

We're in full spring mode in here in MI, with the leaves showing up on the trees again, the flowering crabs in bloom, Tulip Time was celebrated this past weekend in Holland, MI, and the below 40 night time temps are hopefully happening for the last time tonight.  It's definitely been what my dad used to refer to as "stem weather". Yesterday, I saw the oriole had returned to lend his color to our changing landscape, with the sighting of that spot of orange and the sound of his flute-like song bringing joy, which I consider to be perched on the same branch as mirth.    

                                    

On Pixie Dust & Denunciations