Doonesbury Watch

Last Friday's Doonesbury cartoon was one of those that some newspapers considered not running. Apparently, most but not all did run it. The controversy was over the fact that the word "sucking" was used to describe something being really, really bad. ("Suck" is one of those really awkward questionable words because so much depends on its context. If you're talking about a vacuum cleaner or a drinking straw, no problem. If you're talking about a movie sucking or a TV show sucking or a meal at Denny's sucking, some folks get worried that you're alluding to oral sex.)

Today's Doonesbury summarizes what has a lot of us scratching our heads at the way things change depending on who's in power.