Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year #2010

The 2010 edition of this annual showcase, edited by Charles Brooks, rounds up the sharpest political cartooning the year had to offer. Nick Anderson's cover cartoon sets the tone perfectly — a figure labeled "Health Care Reform" lies sprawled on the ground in chains while elephant-headed pallbearers carry a coffin, with the wry caption "I asked for a stretcher…" It's a sharp, funny snapshot of the debate consuming the moment, and a fitting preview of the wit waiting inside.