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April 19, 2007
There He Goes Again
As the writer of the strip continues to hammer outdated ideas into the ground over and over and over again, I turn to the original format of Shrubville in an attempt to keep pace.
SYNOPSIS OF TODAY'S STRIP
The conservative Hispanic 8-year-old girl bemoans the lack of character and intelligence in these troubled times, while poo-poo'ing the influence of money. The liberal coyote sums it up with a historically inaccurate assessment.
CONSERVATIVE TALKING POINTS TOUCHED UPON
George W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford: Deep thinkers.
Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, Lyndon Johnson: Swindlers.
WHY IT'S FUNNY
Character and intelligence, not money, matter to the GOP.
REPORTER: Mr. President, with no opponent, how can you spend $170 million or more on your primary campaign?
PRESIDENT BUSH: Just watch! (Laughter.)
President Reagan: "Why should we subsidize intellectual curiosity?"
