Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 31, 1999

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Duke: My god...I'm finally dead! I wonder what did it...Honey: Sir, have you looked lately at the list of people who imagine themselves as president? Warren Beatty, Cybill Shepherd, Donald Trump, Ross Perot, Steve Forbes, Pat Buchanan - none of them with any actual qualifications for higher office. It's been coming for years - Reagan broke the ignorance barrier, Bush destroyed any need for vision...Gingrich trashed the civility requirement, Clinton eliminated propriety, and Ventura got rid of dignity. What was once a charming American myth is now officially true - anyone can be president! Duke: Honey, you're not suggesting... Honey: Get yourself a first lady, you'd be unstoppable!