Santa slays: Top ten cartoons of the week

Two weeks out from Christmas, Santa Claus is already taking over the country's op-ed pages.

Our list of most-reprinted cartoons this week is dominated by St. Nick, including two gut-busters drawn by Dave Whamond. One is a funny riff on the Epstein Files, while the other touches on America's hatred of universal tipping.

There were also a few thoughts about price hikes coming to Obamacare at the beginning of the year due to expiring tax credits, including a beautifully-drawn cartoon by R.J. Matson featuring a congressional train with two locomotives.

Maybe ask Santa for health care?

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Dave Whamond

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#2. Dave Whamond

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#3. John Darkow

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#4. Dave Granlund

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#5. Dave Whamond

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#6. Jeff Koterba

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#7. R.J. Matson

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#8. Gary McCoy

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#9. Bob Englehart

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#10. Bruce Plante

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of CagleCartoons.com, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 500 subscribing newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at DarylCagle.com and watch his video podcast about editorial cartoons at Caglecast.com