Op-Ed: Need a last-minute card for a politically minded valentine?
![An illustration of Biden with slogans in hearts to promote Valentine's Day](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9029d59/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1800+0+0/resize/1200x720!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F35%2F20%2Fc07dcb674ce5b987f6993b3f6b7d%2Fla-oe-ehlers-valentines-header.jpg)
(Ivan Ehlers / For The Times)
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![A Valentine's Day card with an illustration of President Biden.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f9bf31d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4320x5400+0+0/resize/1200x1500!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F76%2Fce%2F87792569432395d218b598d7fdba%2Fla-oe-ehlers-valentines-1.jpg)
![A Valentine's Day card with an illustration of Marjorie Taylor Greene.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cb2c5e3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4320x5400+0+0/resize/1200x1500!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fba%2F3a%2F36745b8546b196b3cd77f11fdd14%2Fla-oe-ehlers-valentines-2.jpg)
![A Valentine's Day card with an illustration of Elon Musk hugging himself.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/590daea/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4320x5400+0+0/resize/1200x1500!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2Fee%2F326f433f4c0a9afe25e058deb4c7%2Fla-oe-ehlers-valentines-3.jpg)
![A Valentine's Day card with an illustration of a shirtless man behind bars wearing face paint and a hat with horns.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4895a21/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4320x5400+0+0/resize/1200x1500!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffd%2F33%2F77c4c71c424bb6edcd2f6138951b%2Fla-oe-ehlers-valentines-4.jpg)
![A Valentine's Day card with an illustration of Dr. Anthony Fauci holding a syringe while giving a thumbs-up.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/be97952/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4320x5400+0+0/resize/1200x1500!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F59%2F57%2Fb1b5dddf4077afc6c7f4b6378915%2Fla-oe-ehlers-valentines-5.jpg)
![A Valentine's Day card with an illustration of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wearing a white gown with red writing on the back.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8df5724/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4320x5400+0+0/resize/1200x1500!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffc%2F24%2Fef4dcd19439396173fe91174d2c8%2Fla-oe-ehlers-valentines-6.jpg)
![Valentine's Day card with an illustration of Sen. Joe Manchin sitting on the White House.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ccfcbcf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4320x5400+0+0/resize/1200x1500!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd0%2Fd2%2F69bc3468489da8e49bdedfe8d2f4%2Fla-oe-ehlers-valentines-7.jpg)
![Ivan Ehlers Valentine's Day graphic op-ed.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c1abce5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4320x5400+0+0/resize/1200x1500!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdb%2F07%2F0163bf3246e8b4e458544b06d119%2Fla-oe-ehlers-valentines-8.jpg)
(Valentine’s Day card with an illustration of the six conservative Supreme Court justices. )
![Valentine's Day card with an illustration of former President Trump looking very happy with himself.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f03c5ba/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4320x5400+0+0/resize/1200x1500!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa1%2Fc9%2Fd1b79bf54f53ac959dbbc34db037%2Fla-oe-ehlers-valentines-9.jpg)
(Ivan Ehlers / For The Times)
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Ivan Ehlers is a cartoonist and writer in San Pedro. His work has appeared in the New Yorker and MAD magazine, among other publications. @ivan_ehlers
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