Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for July 16, 1977

Transcript:

Joanie: Yes, Ms. Lessing, how may I help you? Voice: Ms. Caucus, the Congressman's on a fact-finding tour in Bermuda. He asked me to answer his mail, and the committee's questionnaire just came in... Joanie: Uh-huh... Voice: Well, I checked out the files, and it looks like the Congressman accepted about, oh, $18,000. Somewhere in that neighborhood. Joanie: $18,000?! Voice: Yes. That's not going to get him in trouble, is it? Joanie: Trouble?! Ms. Lessing, I happen to work for the ethics committee! Voice: Oh, what a relief. I'm all alone in the office, you see...