Brown, Kerry Are 'Rainbow Brite'

Leprechaun Cartoon, originally uploaded by rbtenorio.

Massachusetts' two US Senators were both front and center in different venues on Sunday. Democrat John Kerry went on "Meet the Press" to sound statesmanlike about Libya ... while Republican Scott Brown went to the St. Patrick's Day Breakfast to tweak his fellow Bay State pols.
Who suggested the Sunday destinations to the two senators? Maybe it was the fellow in the background playing the Uilleann pipes ... in the latest episode of "The Devil Made Me Blog It"!

Obama Reaches Out to Scott Brown

Scott Brown-Barack Obama, originally uploaded by rbtenorio.

President Obama reaches out to Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) on health care in the latest episode of "The Devil Made Me Blog It"!
Apologies to Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel.

Cow 'Tipping Point' in Wisconsin?

Wisconsin Cartoon, originally uploaded by rbtenorio.

The Devil urges Wisconsin GOP Gov. Scott Walker to give one last push in his quest to topple his state's public unions in the latest episode of "The Devil Made Me Blog It"!

Some Jasmine in Your Teacup

Palin Tunisia Cartoon, originally uploaded by rbtenorio.

There have been several instances of grass-roots tensions lately. One, of course, is the Jasmine Revolution that ousted Tunisian dictator Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali earlier this month. Another is Sarah Palin's slam of President Obama's State of the Union address this week. Satan sees some similarities in the latest episode of "The Devil Made Me Blog It"!

Obama, Palin, Brown Ring In 2011

New Year 2011, originally uploaded by rbtenorio.

Satan and Frank Faust party with President Obama, Scott Brown and Sarah Palin in a New Year's Eve edition of "The Devil Made Me Blog It!"

Happy New Year, everyone!

Don't Ask Don't Tell: That's a Wrap!

Don't Ask Don't Tell Repeal, originally uploaded by rbtenorio.

President Obama has repealed the 17-year-old Don't Ask Don't Tell law that kept gays from revealing their identity in the military. Who will ultimately benefit from the repeal -- the Left, or the Right? Satan and Frank Faust discuss in a holiday-themed episode of "The Devil Made Me Blog It"!

A Day at the County Fair

County Fair, originally uploaded by rbtenorio.

County fair season is in full swing, with New Englanders celebrating the recent Topsfield Fair in Massachusetts. Satan and Frank Faust spend a day at the fairgrounds talking Campaign 2010 in the latest episode of "The Devil Made Me Blog It"!

For Gulf, Greatness Inaction

Oil Spill Inaction cartoon, originally uploaded by rbtenorio.

Despite the devastation wrought by the Gulf oil spill, Mother Nature might be able to show some surprising resilience -- thanks to some of her smallest creations.
"(The) sea floor in the Gulf is rich in `cold seeps’ -- communities of tube worms and other organisms that live off oil naturally seeping from beneath the seabed," British writer Matt Ridley notes in The Times. "Hundreds of these clusters of clams and tube worms have been found since the 1980s in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, living off the microbes that eat the oil."
This -- coupled with evidence that human attempts to clean up spills often worsen things -- might suggest that President Obama leave the cleanup work to Mother Nature. Or at least, that's Satan's advice in the latest episode of "The Devil Made Me Blog It"!

Clintons Cause Colorado Conundrum?

Colorado Cartoon, originally uploaded by rbtenorio.

So what are we to make of the dueling endorsements from President Obama and ex-President Clinton in Colorado? If we are to believe the odious former Clintonista Dick Morris, they may signify a challenge from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to the president in 2012. Read more in the latest episode of "The Devil Made Me Blog It"!

Palin Gets Cheers, Jeers in Boston

Palin in Boston, originally uploaded by rbtenorio.

(sung to the tune of a Beantown anthem)

Palin made her way to Boston Wednesday and gave it everything she got;
Like the tea she brewed, her speech and the mood sure were piping-hot;
It made some folks want to get away...
But Palin just had to go
Where everybody knows her name...
Though they're not all glad she came...
The city of ducks and Scott Brown's truck will never be the same,
Not since Palin showed up and proved she's got game!

Health Care Reform: A Revolutionary Idea?

Health Care Rally Cartoon, originally uploaded by rbtenorio.

Satan, Frank Faust and the ghost of Sam Adams check in on a rally for health care reform -- during a critical stage for the movement -- at the Massachusetts State House in Boston, in the latest episode of "The Devil Made Me Blog It"!

Quotes not made by the Devil in the first three panels are more or less verbatim from an actual rally I attended at the State House on Tuesday.

Massachusetts' Big Gamble

Gambling in Massachusetts, originally uploaded by rbtenorio.

Massachusetts is still considering bringing gambling casinos to the state, and Satan and Frank Faust discuss the pros and cons in the latest episode of "The Devil Made Me Blog It"!

Scott Brown's Avatar

Scott Brown Avatar Cartoon, originally uploaded by rbtenorio.

So why did Sen. Scott Brown vote for President Obama's jobs bill? Is it because Massachusetts' first Republican senator in 32 years has a bipartisan side? Or is it because he's got a blue extraterrestrial "avatar" counterpart who's responsible for Brown's many blue-state positions over the years? Find out in the latest episode of "The Devil Made Me Blog It"!

3-D glasses not required for viewing of this cartoon.

Will Palin Visit Winter Olympics?

Palin Olympics Cartoon, originally uploaded by rbtenorio.

The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics are in full swing ... and a crass airplane passenger has already taken a swing at former (and future?) Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on the flight from there. Yet Satan thinks another possible GOP challenger, Sarah Palin, might have better luck if she follows up her stop at the Daytona 500 with a visit to Vancouver. Read more in the latest episode of "The Devil Made Me Blog It"!

Satan Sees Will Ferrell's Health Care Ad

Will Ferrell Ad Cartoon, originally uploaded by rbtenorio.

Sometimes, humor is so deadpan that we miss the fact that it's a joke. Satan proves this point when he watches the recent Will Ferrell "ad" on health care and thinks the comedian is actually feeling sorry for health-care execs. Frank Faust gives Mephistopheles a reality check in the latest episode of "The Devil Made Me Blog It"!

Hat tip to my friend Mark for telling me about the ad in the first place.

Joe Wilson, Serena Williams, Kanye West and Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur 2009 Cartoon, originally uploaded by rbtenorio.

Much ink has already been spilled in writing about the sins of Joe Wilson, Serena Williams and Kanye West. Now it's time for God and Mephistopheles to voice their views, in a special Yom Kippur-themed edition of "The Devil Made Me Blog It"!