Quid pro WHOA — what a year!In January, Democrats took control of the House amid what would become the longest federal government shutdown in history. Springtime brought, besides cherry blossoms, special counsel Robert S. Mueller II’s release of his report on Russian interference in the 2016 election — and a blindsiding by his own boss, Attorney General William Barr.And as autumn fell, those pesky House Dems launched an inquiry into President Donald Trump over his alleged withholding of congressionally appropriated funds to Ukraine for political purposes. and capping the year with the House adopting two articles of impeachment against Trump.The wild events of 2019 gave cartoonists like me plenty of political fish to fry.Here are my picks for this year’s best of Capitol Ink:Pelosi The RiveterPublished Jan. 29Every Day Is Valentine’s Day for TrumpPublished Feb. 13In Trump’s CornerPublished Feb. 28Subpoena BlossomsPublished Apr. 3.One Man BandwagonPublished May 21.Barr-tleby the ScrivenerPublished June 10.Book TVPublished July 22.Family Road TripPublished Aug. 1.CO2 CongressPublished Sept. 19.Impeachment MarchPublished Sept. 25World Series UnityPublished Oct. 22.Wicked Witch HuntPublished Oct. 28.Trick or TrumpPublished Oct. 31.Twitter TestimonyPublished Nov. 19.’Twas the Night Before ImpeachmentPublished Dec. 17.Impeachment Clap BackPublished Dec. 18.
