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“IS NOTHING SACRED ANY MORE?”
After President Nixon indicated he wanted to install an anti-ballistic missile system, Congress, which was controlled by the Democratic Party, reviewed the budget submitted by Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird (1922–2016). They found examples of fraud, including money to purchase tanks for which there was no ammunition. Herblock satirizes the budget by portraying a military general and a bureaucrat accustomed to having their decisions accepted without question. They now chafe under the congressional scrutiny of their inflated expenses.
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“Is Nothing Sacred Any More?” 1969. Published in the Washington Post, March 23, 1969. |