Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for November 30, 1987
Transcript:
Zonker: He should be here. Mike: He didn't say for sure he'd come. Zonker: He didn't rule it out. Mike: Either way, it's a toss-up. Zonker: But he's our last hope. Mike: He'll come. Zonker: Let's hang ourselves. Mike: Fine, but where? A country road. A tree. An existential tableau. Waiting for Mario.
tomandtish_tom over 4 years ago
For those too young to remember this, Mario Cuomo was governor of NY from Jan 1983 – Dec 1994. He toyed with a runfor president for 1988, but decided in early 87 he wasn’t going to run. Despite this his name appeared in the media until early 88 as a possible candidate.