TRUDEAU STRIP DEPICTS BUSH THANKING EVIL DOERS

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XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX SUNDAY NOV 18 2001 19:04:37 ET XXXXX TRUDEAU STRIP DEPICTS BUSH THANKING EVIL DOERS Cartoonist Gary Trudeau on Sunday stripped President Bushthanking the terrorists who attacked the United States-- and giving him cover to pass a partisan domestic agenda. Trudeau, who has contributed thousands of dollars to the Democratic National Committee, depicts Bush in a political pep talk with adviser Karl Rove at the White House. "Karl, is it still unpatriotic to criticize me?" asks Bush. Rove replies, "Yes sir." Then Bush thinks to himself: "Cool! This is great..." At strip's end Trudeau portrays President Bush thanking the 'evildoers' for allowing him to push "the missile defense program and corporate tax cuts and subsidies for the power industry and oil drilling in Alaska". Trudeau's DOONESBURY is seen in over 1400 daily and Sunday papers worldwide. ----------------------------------------------------------- Filed by Matt Drudge Reports are moved when circumstances warrant http://www.drudgereport.com for updates (c)DRUDGE REPORT 2001