[Fantasywriter]

Yes, the penguin was Berkeley Breathed’s Bloom County creation, Opus.

Trudeau was funny in his much younger days, though. He wasn’t as ideological, and could see humor on both sides. Those days are long gone.

[DrDavid]

The last funny Doonesbury comic that I remember was when Carter was President. The White House lawn was filled with Russian soldier and tanks. Carter was saying “Tell the Soviets there will be no START III until they get the tanks off the lawn.”

[OldMissileer]

Trudeau was funny in his much younger days, though. He wasn’t as ideological, and could see humor on both sides. Those days are long gone.

He had some decent humor before he took that year long vacation. When he came back I tried to read his stuff and it was terrible.

[Peet]

Yes, the penguin was Berkeley Breathed’s Bloom County creation, Opus.

Bloom County was FAR from Doonsbury! There was a hilarious Sunday color strip about liberal-hunting. I have a little Opus doll my wife bought me still sitting in the livingroom -- damn, I loved that comic strip!

Trudeau was funny in his much younger days, though. He wasn’t as ideological, and could see humor on both sides. Those days are long gone.

Agreed. Doonsbury was once funny, but that was decades ago.

Like so many liberals, Trudeau turned to vinegar as he aged; tart, bitter, and only worth dumping down the drain.