Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 13, 2009

Transcript:

B.D.: This really is surprisingly decent coffee... wonder who pays for it... Elias: Do anything interesting over the summer, amigo? B.D.: Interesting? Well, I went to a town hall. B.D.: Oh, yeah? How'd that go? B.D.: Pretty chaotic, but it wasn't as bad as you heard in the media... the protestors were just regular folks taking a principled stand against government-run health care programs! Elias: You mean like vet centers? B.D.: That's different. The government doesn't run this place - you guys do! Elias: Right. So what happened next? B.D.: Nothing - the meeting was called off when the congressman received a death threat! Elias: What? That's an outrage! B.D.: I know! Democracy does not work if our leaders are cowards!