Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 09, 2008
October 08, 2008
October 10, 2008
Transcript:
Sam: Why is Uncle Mark reading all those names, Mom? Mark: Ben Campbell, Vicki Hart... B.D.: As the only public service he's ever done - outing Wall Street lobbysits! Mark: Doug Davenport... Sam: What for? B.D.: To expose them for their part in rigging a game that privatizes profit but socializes risk! Mark: Nicholas Calio... Sam: I don't know what that means. Is Daddy mad? Boopsie: Yes. He's taking names. Mark: Mark Buse, Dan...
The only people who think Trudeau doesn’t bash both sides are blind partisans. I’ve just read the entire archive from beginning to now as I’m typing this, so I know for damn sure what I’m talking about. He takes on whomever is in power. And frankly the sharpness of his barbs is based on how badly they’ve been earned. Yes, both sides had lobbyists working for them, but only one made a huge point of being anti lobbyists. It’s hypocrisy that’s being pointed out here, not mere association with lobbyists, which the so-called conservatives who complained here failed to grasp. By the way? I like BD in part because he is a GENUINE CONSERVATIVE, which so many who claim to be are not. He believes in accountability, responsibility, competence, and duty.