MESA, Ariz., Aug. 6, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Who better to create funny, thought-provoking political cartoons about big government and red tape than a former government worker? In his new book, Bureaucrats: Masters of Mismanagement (now available through AuthorHouse), Tom Russell presents wildly funny cartoons that jab at civil servants and the legislatures that enable them.
"In this age of political correctness, humor, more than ever, is needed to deal with the pressure of ever-tightening governmental control," Russell writes. "As activist judges legislate from the bench, elected and appointed officials ignore the law, marriage and the family are assaulted and the federal government becomes more concerned with low flow toilets than in protecting its borders, humor more than ever is needed for survival."
By poking fun at "the arrogant, the condescending and the spendthrift," as well as a slew of political leaders, Russell prompts laughter and insight with his poignant cartoons. His imaginary characters include the Internal Revenue Service's Miss Information, C.S. Nitpicker, Little Gep Dickhardt and Senator Spendmore.
Big government, oppressive tax codes and irresponsible spending all take punches in Russell's book. Readers can relate to the senseless government rules and the often haughty attitudes of workers behind the counter. From Medicare to the American Civil Liberties Union, Russell pokes fun at civil servants, politicians and appointees in a classic way in Bureaucrats: Masters of Mismanagement.
Russell is an amateur humorist currently residing in Arizona. A former educator, he has worked in both the public and private sector. He is "proud to be politically incorrect" and finds delivering social commentary in a funny style an amusing pastime.
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