Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 14, 2016
October 13, 2016
October 15, 2016
Transcript:
Roland: April 3, 1987-- I reach a decision. I must dislodge the recollections buried deep within the president's subconscious. Fashioning a crude incendiary device from a brandy bottle, I let fly. Aide: A rush of memory, sir? About what? Reagan: I forget.
Reagan’s boom was so long-lasting because it paced itself, and only showed up during Democratic administrations, taking well-deserved rests whenever a Republican was in the office.