Mike Keefe has been the editorial cartoonist for The Denver Post, since 1975. Throughout the nineties he was a weekly contributor to USA Today and a regular on America Online. Nationally syndicated by Cagle Cartoons, his cartoons have appeared in Europe, Asia and in most major U.S. news magazines and hundreds of newspapers across the country.

Some have argued that making the health care debate more transparent would lead to less deal-making because both sides have vested interests in voting along party lines. These experts suggest that they should keep discussions behind closed doors so that they (the politicians) can make deals in our (the American people) favor. Sorry if I don’t go along with that. I like the idea of transparency. Put it out on the table. Understand why politicians are doing one thing when Americans want something else.

That said, I like this cartoon. No matter what’s going on, you’ve got to have a good sense of humor about it! What do you think about transparency in the health care reform debate?