Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for January 10, 1979

Transcript:

Lacey: Now, stop carrying on, Dick! I'm sure John Warner got to the Senate on his own merits! Dick: Oh, c'mon, Lacey. Remember when the party's original nominee died in that accident? The Warners were so stricken with sympathy that they offered to take on the campaign debt and to set up a trust fund for the family. Guess who was then tapped the next day? Lacey: Well, they didn't have to offer anything, Dick... DIck: Can't you just hear him making his case? "I'll show you my quid if you show me your quo!" Lacey: Now, Dick, you've been around politics long enough to... Dick: To grow cynical? Never! I'm constantly amazed!