Seems like they are staying on message to me. Read the book "The Republican War Against Women: An Insider’s Report from Behind the Lines by Tanya Melich
Remember the poor beleaguered 1% shall be known NOT as wealthy, rich, or gluttonous but as " THE JOB CREATORS" ignore all stats that point to small independent business people as the largest creator of jobs in the US… and so it shall be.
He could write a story line with all the characters he’s killed off. Better than starting over – as in " For Better or Worse" or perpetual youth as in most other scripts.
I have found some newspapers have quietly censored this strip. They leave off the first two panels.