Is the Earth Sphericated or Flaticular?

The Bush administration's pressure on the scientific world is well established (see our post here or this article here - but there are many other examples).
So just for fun - this is Sunday after all - here's a cartoon published in Salon.com which I think is pretty good. If you don't laugh, you will probably smile at least. The whole process is amazingly well rendered. (for a larger version, go here)