“I Think It’s Going To Help Him Get Re-Elected”



Garry Trudeau is apparently testing out the post-Tucson shooting waters with a series of strips on congresspeople carrying concealed weapons, which seems like a potentially rich subject matter and a compelling to engage some of the issues involved. Certainly Trudeau has a much wider array of choices in how to dig into such subject matter than the average editorial cartoonist, who is compelled to comment in more direct fashion, more immediately, and in a way constrained by various sensitivities and expectations for such commentary. This article from Heath Shuler's district is positively droll, and worth a read if only for the In The Loop-style slam with which Shuler's representative hits the columnist right out of the gate and the straight-faced and unintentionally amusing reaction of a local political science professor on Doonesbury's impact on any election.
 
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