Obituary cartoons are tough. Who do you draw one for? What can you say that won't be said 1,000 times by other cartoonists? A scene at the Pearly Gates is always a popular theme. My paper was blank.

In the new cartoon, George H.W. Bush, the former Navy pilot and World War II hero, has flown a TBM Avenger to the pearly gates to be reunited with wife and daughter. “I consider this cartoon and ...

like very inviting Pearly Gates. Okay, I know you're trying to keep people out, but if you find my hat let me know. [excited drumbeats] This is why they do this and I don't. Okay, go ahead.