Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for December 21, 2009
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Transcript:
Caller: Mark, when do you think Obama will get around to "Don't Ask, Don't Tell?" Ever? Mark: Well, I... I... you know what, caller? I'm sick of defending him! The truth is Obama has been a huge disappointment - on many issues! Enough is enough! Obama has lost me! He's finally lost me! Caller: But he's all we've got. If you bail, what's the point of your show? Mark: Uh... Producer: Walk it back, dude, walk it back.
I said it during the election and I’ve said it ever since, expectations for him were way too high. He’s no liberal - he always said he was for increasing presence in Afghanistan, he was always lukewarm on gay rights. I’d rather he pull us out and get rid of don’t-ask-don’t-tell, but surprised? Nah.