Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for January 03, 1990
Transcript:
Senator: "Senator Dennis DeConcini, $55,000; Senator Donale Riegle, $76,100; Senator John Glenn, $234,000, Senator John McCain, $125,433; Senator Alan Cranston, $897,000!" Gentlemen, I think it's pretty clear what Charles Keating did for you. But what did you do for him? Did you try to cut a deal for him with the head of the bank board, as indicated by Mr. DeConcini's own staff memo? Or did you, as alleged, intervene with bank regulators who tried to close Mr. Keating's bank? Senators: The agents were way off-base, Senator! Keating's credit was excellent! Senator: Oh? How would you know this? Senators: His checks always cleared.