Reply #5: This is what I wrote him back

[Jo March]

If you were truly concerned about that "whole free speech thing," you would be drawing cartoons showing the travesty that is President Bush's travelling road show, otherwise known as "drumming up support for Social Security reform." You would be showing how taxpayers, who are footing the bills for these little town hall meetings, are not allowed in if they are Democrats. You would be drawing cartoons showing the hypocrisy of Bill Frist and his attempts to *now* stop fillibusters, which are the only way for the minority to defend against the majority's attempts to ram bad judges down our throats. You would be drawing cartoons showing the loyalty oaths that people had to sign before they were allowed to enter any of President Bush's campaign speeches.

Alas, you have to go for the pie-throwing. While it is vile and disgusting (and condemned by both sides), it pales in comparison to any of the items I have listed above. What this administration has done to stifle free speech far surpasses anything that Joe Schmoe can do with a pie.

You are partisan, sir, and only clamor for free speech when it suits the right. To pretend otherwise is dishonest.