Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for February 19, 2017

He put on the sweater to show we could conserve energy by dressing warmer inside our own homes. He nearly baked while wearing it because the television lights warmed the room to an uncomfortably warm temperature. That was why people made fun of him: because he didn’t need the sweater.

Or did he run the air conditioning to make the sweater more comfortable?

He also pushed harder for better sealed homes to save energy even though advisors explained the sealing would trap radon gas and kill a few folks. He pushed for switching back to coal for energy because we have so much, despite the dangers of mining and the toxins of burning and Greenhouse gas. He discouraged use of natural gas even though it is plentiful, safer, cleaner. He shut down reprocessing of nuclear fuel which would remove radioactive waste and have given us a safer, stable energy supply. (Yes, still safer than the alternatives.)

He meant well.

Geez! Happy Sunday!

What is Janis pouring? Looks like hot chocolate? Maybe hot soup.

Jimmy Johnson shares a name with three presidents, how many people can say that? And he is from the south, so maybe they still have some Jimmy Carter fondness. He was the only president I know of with a distinct Southern drawl.

How quickly everyone forgets the worst so far (since the 1960’s at least), brought down the twin towers with his negligence, took us into an endless war in Iraq with his deceit, and destroyed the economy to a level not seen since the Great Depression. ‘W’ is measurably the worst president in my life-time.

I had an acquaintance who said he knew the Carter administration would be a disaster when he saw Carter carry his suitcase into the White House. In this guy’s mind, being president was like being a king.

@Varnes

I’m not sad because you have been dooped into thinking that way…

Dooped, dood? ☺

Hold on here….just how old are Arlo & Janis? Jimmy was president 1977-1981

Ol’ Jimmy is SETTING the standard now. His legacy as a humanitarian will be hard to beat.

Mr. Rogers had a nice cardigan! Now Thomas Kitten has one. Best watch what you say. I think hipsters wear them. With plastic shoes, Crocs. And bow ties. (If I keep talking I could invent a whole new fashion line!)

Gosh, about the only place without political hatreds raising their ugly heads, and it’s been ruined today.

@Ladylagomorph1976

Duped.

I know… Guess you missed the joke…

He was the president of the USA – of course he was held to a different standard.

Once again, a strip is ruined by political comments.

I think he was indeed held to a different standard, because he is — and was then — a man who lived by principles people do not expect or want from politicians. He’s displayed those principles in action through his ceaseless work with Habitat for Humanity since leaving office.