The five finalists for this week’s caption contest are ready for your votes.

Using the comments section below, vote for your favorite caption until 5 p.m. EDT Thursday.

Here are this week’s finalists:

• I’ve done that … with my shirt off.
• Ha! Not what I expected when my spies mentioned the development of a new U.S. Cruz missile.
• In Mother Russia we give opposing party much shorter fuse.
• President Obama was right … America really is “exceptional.”
• At least you’ll go out with a bang.

The cartoon with the winning caption will appear on this blog on Sept. 29 and in the following day’s print edition of Roll Call. The contest winner will receive a signed color print of his or her Capitol Quip cartoon from the cartoonist, R.J. Matson.