After images

As the president mercilessly brainwashed (OK, gently cajoled) the nation’s schoolchildren to do their civic duty, and schooled some childish members of Congress to do theirs, another 9/11 milestone passed somewhat quietly. Joe Heller’s aftermath recounted the victims, and counted the days. Ed Stein’s tunnel vision foresaw countless troubled months ahead. And Tony Auth’s getaway-Karzai cast doubt on the count in Afghanistan. Count cartoonists as no-count skeptics.

-- Joel Pett