The Political Cartoons of the Week represent our choice of the best political cartoon[s] we've seen during the previous seven days.

The nation's top cartoonists found plenty of blame to go around in connection with our misadventure in Vietnam Afghanistan. And unfortunately there is an endless supply of tragicomedy from some of our governors.

Political cartoons have a long and venerable history in American journalism and politics. We tend to favor those that produce a visceral reaction, an almost instant recognition that the cartoonist got to the essence of a topic via sharp imagery, a few choice words [often dripping in irony], or sometimes a harmonious blend of the two.

And of course, we're suckers for clever plays on words. 

Here are our top picks from the past week.

Have a great week! 

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