Cartoon Tuesday: A Modern Day Paul Revere

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Over at NYC Streetsblog they’re calling this strip "The Modern Day Midnight Ride."  Of course, on this coast we have a different idea of what constitutes a Midnight Ride.  Other than that, Ben Fried introduces the strip perfectly.

Paul Revere embarked on his midnight ride from Boston to Lexington more than a year before the United States declared independence. Nevertheless, with the Fourth of July around the corner, this toon from Tom Toles seemed appropriate today. 

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