CINCINNATI - Pulitzer Prize winning political cartoonist Jim Borgman collapsed yesterday at Tower Place Mall and was rushed to an acupuncturist, his publicist said.

Borgman has been suffering from a severe case of Excessive Self-Criticism and Perfectionism, and has been unable to create new cartoons for nearly a month.

"The well has run dry", said a shaking Borgman. "I tried drawing a George Bush playing Mortal Combat in the oval office and all that came out of my pen was a straight line. I am afraid that they are going to take away my corner office at the Enquirer."

Enquirer Editor Thomas Callinan says that if Jim Borgman can no longer draw his Pulitzer Prize winning cartoons, he will indeed lose his corner office.

"We give corner offices to people that produce quality work", said Callinan. "Maybe if I move him out among the reporters, in the general population, he will finally get motivated to draw something other than a straight line. They are a vicious people."

Reporter Maggie Downs thinks that she has a good shot at getting Borgman’s office.

"I have been needing a bigger place to store my ego", said Downs. "I mean, seriously, I write about myself every week. I think it’s about time that I get recognized for it."

When asked about Down’s ambitions for his office, Borgman collapsed into the fetal position.