Monday, July 15, 2013   Published Weekday Mornings   To see the full version of today's cartoon, click on the preview graphic of the cartoon (below the Commentary) to be taken to the full version in your favorite web browser. Injustice In America Zimmerman Is Acquitted in Trayvon Martin Killing In Zimmerman Case, Self-Defense Was Hard to Topple Zimmerman a free man, but may be a marked man George Zimmerman Could Face Civil Suits, Death Threats, Federal Prosecution Zimmerman verdict unlikely to be the end of Trayvon Martin saga in court As Feds Review Martin Case, NAACP Seeks DOJ Action and Targets State Level 'Stand Your Ground' Laws Zimmerman verdict: A green light for racist vigilantes Charlie Pierce: What George Zimmerman Can Do Now Zimmerman Case Now Being Examined By Federal Prosecutors Holder faces big decision on DOJ charges against Zimmerman Attorney General Holder Has a Compelling Reason to Consider a Zimmerman Prosecution State Attorney Angela Corey fires information technology director who raised concerns in Trayvon Martin case Cord Jefferson: The Zimmerman Jury Told Young Black Men What We Already Knew Reaction To Injustice President Obama calls for calm after Zimmerman acquittal; protests held Statement by President Obama on the Zimmerman Ruling For Martin supporters, sadness, solidarity, and mostly peaceful protests after Zimmerman verdict Jelani Cobb: George Zimmerman, Not Guilty: Blood on the Leaves Andrew Cohen: Law, Justice, and George Zimmerman Jamelle Bouie: The Trayvon Martin Killing and the Myth of Black-on-Black Crime Matt K. Lewis: Will the George Zimmerman case teach Americans to mind their own business? Florida Mom Marissa Alexander To Serve 20 Years for Firing Warning Shot, While Zimmerman Goes Free Where Are the Demonstrations for Marissa Alexander? Florida 'stand your ground' law yields some shocking outcomes depending on how law is applied War on Women Fairfax City women's clinic, busiest in Virginia, closes, due to anti-choice efforts Texas anti-choice abortion vote joins growing national legal frenzy Steve Benen: The political potency of VAWA still lingers E.J. Dionne: Hillary Clinton and the gender revolution Energy, Climate & Environment Ongoing Drought In New Mexico Turns Rio Grande Into 'Rio Sand' Shale Shocked: Sharp Rise In U.S. Earthquakes Directly Linked To Fracking Wastewater Reinjection Nations In Turmoil Syrian activists say car bomb north of capital kills 13 people, including 10 policemen Tensions reportedly increasing within Syrian rebel ranks Dozens dead in series of Iraq attacks Israeli PM threatens to strike Iran International News Egypt's interim government taking shape U.S. envoy spurned by both sides on Egypt visit Spanish PM rejects calls for his resignation Activists break into French nuclear power plant Farm Bill Failure CBS Host Bob Schieffer Confronts GOP Rep. Mike Kelly: House Farm Bill Is 'Welfare for the Wealthy' Paul Krugman: On The Farm Bill, The GOP House Proves We're Already In The Hunger Games, U.S.A. Midwest Roundup Neb. Congressman Fortenberry calls Farm Bill process "a fiasco" Nebraska & Iowa National Guard leaders expect sequester-based furloughs to erode readiness Will dry spell erase impact of Iowa's wet spring? Symbols Of Injustice "Even when we already know the likely outcome of some events, we can still be amazed at how some of those events unfold - and how persons involved in those events can justify horrible outcomes as acceptable." That's how we began a commentary back in 2012 about stupidity in law and politics, in which we wrote about George Zimmerman's murder of Trayvon Martin. Sadly, we didn't know how prophetic those words would be. In case you missed the news, on Saturday night, George Zimmerman - a man who admitted to shooting and killing the unarmed, innocent, barely 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida in February of 2012 - was acquitted of second degree murder in a Florida courtroom. While George Zimmerman may be legally not guilty of second degree murder, he will never escape the fact he killed an innocent boy. Even so, George Zimmerman got to go home. He'll likely get his gun back. Trayvon Martin is still dead, and the legal system in Florida - because it cannot be called a justice system - failed him. That system isn't some mechanical thing, though. That so many groups and individuals failed the innocent Trayvon Martin hasn't been lost on us. To start with, Mr. Zimmerman, who was supposed to be a "Neighborhood Watch Captain" failed in his duties, completely. Not only should Zimmerman - a man convicted of assault more than once - not have been carrying a weapon on his neighborhood watch duties...   To continue reading... click here. And now, for your Daily Felltoon preview for July 15, 2013 (Click the preview cartoon above to see the full version of the cartoon) Time To Go Nuclear Reid, McConnell yield no ground in filibuster showdown Reid confident he has the votes to trigger nuclear option in Senate Byron York: Senate GOP braces for nuclear option | Reid-McConnell clash latest evidence Senate has turned into a fight club Kevin Drum: Republicans Once Again Reaping What They've Sown Macgillis: How GOP obstructionism is leaving workers & employers in limbo Jobs & The Economy US retail sales rise 0.4 percent in June, boosted by solid increase in auto sales Modest rise in retail sales offers cautionary note Wall Street Watch Citigroup profit jumps, helped by home prices Mike Konczal: The feds are finally cracking down on corrupt ratings agencies. What took so long? World Economics Worldwide Business Confidence Declines in Survey | China's GDP growth slows to 7.5 percent, tests reform push Immigration: Reform Coming? On immigration reform, the GOP right's anger fueled by fear, for their own jobs Even Rupert Murdoch now backs Harry Reid on allowing immigration vote Steve Benen: Only one way to know if House could pass immigration bill... Health Care Checkup Jonathan Cohn: Obamacare's Individual Mandate; Republicans Push Delay, But The Mandate Can't Wait Little understanding of health-care law opens door for scams, government says Surprise! Sequester Cuts Affect Mental Health for Vets Ethics & The Media Atty. Gen. Holder Tightens Rules on Getting Reporters' Data Greg Sargent: On civil liberties and the media, the uphill struggle continues Communications Breakdown Web industry officials balk at domain expansion plan At Commerce Dept, false alarm on cyberattack cost almost $3 million Did You Miss It On Friday? Here It Is Again! Your HuskerNutz Preview for July 15, 2013 (Click the preview cartoon above to see the full version of the cartoon) White House Update Former President George HW Bush to visit White House today White House petitions call for federal charges against Zimmerman News From Capitol Hill The 15 Bills That Have Actually Become Law So Far This Year Sen. Elizabeth Warren Vows To Break Up Big Banks With Major New Legislative Push On The Left In a blow to Democrats, Schweitzer bows out of Senate race in Montana On The Right Republican Gabriel Gomez, three weeks after US Senate loss in Mass, open to running for office again We hope you enjoy "The Daily Felltoon" every business day. Thanks for continuing to be a member! Paul Fell Shawn "Smith" Peirce Paul Fell Cartoons, Inc.