Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 06, 1977
October 05, 1977
October 07, 1977
Transcript:
Zonker: Actually, Kirby, the most amazing thing about the canal is that they finished it a year ahead of schedule! Kirby: Really? Zonker: Uh-huh! Not only that, but it also cost several million less than it was supposed to! Kirby: What happened? Some sort of accounting error? Zonker: No, they really brought it in under budget! Kirby: Hmm... sounds like Roosevelt was trying to score some needed points! Zonker: Oh, absolutely! See, the Spanish-American War went way over budget... Kirby: Yeah, but I didn't think that was his project...
