Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 27, 1987
Transcript:
Ron Headrest: G-G-Gosh! Talk about a winning hand! Mark: He's right...better play it close to the vest! Sir, I'd like to ask a question that's been on the minds of many people, particularly in light of the ongoing Iran-Contra scandal. Today there are no fewer than seven special prosecutors investigating three former senior white house aides, a former national security advisor, an attorney general, a former assistant, attorney general, a former cabinet officer, and others. With over 100 members of your team accused of everything from selling access to fraud to conspiracy, your administration appears to be in a state of moral collapse. And yet, sir, in seven years, not once have you come forward to say, "I will not tolerate greed. I will not tolerate veinality. I will not tolerate impropriety or malfeasance of any kind!" My question, sir, is have you no shame? Is there no limit to your