Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for July 08, 1990

Transcript:

George Bush: John? What's the latest on the S&L mess? Who's paying for it? John: Um...I think we're up to our great-great-grandchildren, sir. George Bush: God bless 'em! John, this has gone on long enough. What's the real poop on my son? John: It's very simple, Mr. President, when Neil was a director of the Silverado bank, he accepted a $100,000 loan from a big bank customer, whom he never repaid. He also voted to approve $106 million in loans to another investor who loaned him $1.75 million. Eventually the bank folded, at a cost to taxpayers of $1 billion...Neil's probelsm are definately hurting us, sir. He's become a symbol of the greed and collusion that has led to the savings and loan debacle... George Bush: I just don't understand it. That's not how I raised my boys....I mean, I've cut my share of dirty little deals-with Marcos, with Noriega, with the Iranians, the Hondurans, the Chinese-but I never violated the cardinal family rule: don't attract attention to yourself! Neil Bush: Sorry, dad. I was trying to be an 80s kind of guy... George Bush: But you left a paper trail! A Bush knows better!