Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for November 02, 2008
November 01, 2008
November 03, 2008
Transcript:
George W. Bush: I should out there campaigning... they must've lost my number. Any word from the McCain people yet? Aide: About what, sir? Bush: About using me to campaign, of course! Aide: Um... it doesn't seem to be part of their strategy, sir. Bush: What, are they idiots? A quarter of the country still LOVES me! And what about all those hugs I put up with in '04? McCain owes me... hell, forget me - you'd think they'd at least want to leverage the presidency! Aide: What part exactly, sir? Bush: The majesty of the office, obviously! Aide: I can suggest it.
Susan et al: Garry started to use the helmet to portray GWB after the Iraq war, as an ironic resemblance of Mars the god of war. And, YES, it is empty with no substance and GWB is represented with an asterisc (and we all know that an asterisc can represent anything… And, yes, the helmet has been under constant deterioration, matching closely the deteriorated US image… In my opinion, it has nothing to do with the Empire or the Emperor…