Joanie is going to Massachusetts to help Elizabeth Warren (of consumer financial watchdog fame) run for Senator. The thread was there in earlier strips.
In the earliest Doonesbury’s, Mike D used to have his own inner monologue and fantasy existence. This is sort of the same… except more dillusional and so a little sadder for poor Jeff.
Packing a gun may make you feel safe – it just makes it more dangerous for the rest of us. The statistics are irrefutable. And anecdotally – how often do you hear of some John Wayne want-to-be really saving the day? The logic used to justify carrying a gun in public requires Olympics class gymnastics.
“propagandizing” – Really?. Saying that good people get hurt in war is hardly propaganda. The mental impact of war is definitely a theme of Trudeau’s coverage of our recent wars.
palin drome - I have to disagree with the idea of a century of jihadist warfare. If politicians believe it then it becomes self fulfilling. But it is both avoidable and unlikely.
I want a T-Shirt that says “Sorkh Razil” or perhaps “Sorkh Razil lost my $50million”