The political cycle continues to turn...

[Guynemer]

Bloom County, circa mid-80s:

[Kuciwalker]

I thought it was called Opus.

And Bush hasn't exactly been a font of witty retorts.

[Harry Tuttle]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
I thought it was called Opus.

And Bush hasn't exactly been a font of witty retorts.

Youngin'...

Berke Breathed's original strip was Bloom County. Ask Tuberski, he'll concur. This snippit was probably 1985, after Mondale lost and the Dems were directionless.

[Kuciwalker]

Yes, I figured that much out. My point was we haven't come full circle, quite

[The Mad Monk]

You want serious deja vu all over again?

Take a daily stroll through "Doonesbury Flashbacks":

http://www.doonesbury.com/strip/dailydose/flashbacks.html

I've been shocked at how strangely appropriate recont strips have been.

[Harry Tuttle]

Who's the black couple in the 1975 strip? I've never seen them before.

[The Mad Monk]

Ginny and Clyde, I think. They had several major storylines at the time, but you're right, I haven't seen them since.

"Blondie" becomes pretty major -- she's Joan Jr., aka JJ, future ex-wife of Michael Doonesbury.