Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for March 29, 1992

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Joanie: Another poll... 60% of us think that? I don't understand this. Rick: What's that? Joanie: By a wide margin, voters say that a candidate shouldn't be disqualified because he's had an affair. But they also say he should be disqualified if he's caught lying. In other words, it's okay to be duplicitious - as long as you're honest about it! What kind of logic is that? I mean, what on earth do people think an affair is? It's implicitly a lie! You can't have it both ways. Rick: You mean, if I had an affair, I'm automatically a liar? Joanie: Well...yes. Why? Rick: Because I had an affair. Joanie: Liar. Rick: Can't win. Might as well have one..