Sunday
morning
comics
were
a
staple
of
my
childhood.
Garfield
complaining
about
Monday,
Calvin
confronting
the
existential
challenges
of
youth,
Mary
Worth
delivering
sage
advice
—
all
the
fun
an
8-year-old
could
hope
for.
While
Doonesbury
generally
confused
me,
as
a
completist,
the
strip
had
to
be
read
every
week.
The
satire
hit
harder
as
the
years
went
on.
Now
in
its
54th
year,
the
strip
is
still
out
there
tackling
politics.
So
it’s
not
really
a
surprise
that
Doonesbury
got
into
Biglaw
surrendergate,
with
yesterday’s
strip
namechecking
Skadden
and
Willkie
as
“cowardly
and
craven.”
Apaprently
eight
panels
isn’t
enough
room
to
name
Paul
Weiss,
Milbank,
Kirkland,
Latham,
Simpson,
A&O
Shearman,
and
Cadwalader,
but
they’re
there
IN
SPIRIT.
Like
that
“Not
Me”
character
from
Family
Circus.
It’s
tough
to
be
a
principled
attorney
on
the
lateral
market.
Maybe
Ginny
should
consider
launching
her
own
firm.
The
strip,
available
here,
sees
series
regular
Joanie
meet
up
with
her
law
school
roommate
Ginny
to
discuss
current
events
in
Biglaw.
Ginny
has
decamped
from
both
Skadden
and
Willkie
over
the
pro
bono
payola
deals.
Now
she
works
for
the
fictional
Grandison
firm
who
also
caved
to
Trump
to
the
tune
of
$100
million,
but
with
a
twist.
(SPOILER
ALERT
IF
YOU’RE
LOOKING
TO
READ
THE
STRIP
WITHOUT
ANY
HEADS-UP).
It
seems
Grandison’s
approach
to
meeting
their
$100
million
pro
bono
commitment
to
help
the
Trump
administration
defend
police
brutality
is
their
new
invention:
the
$50
million
billable
hour.
Hey,
they’re
already
talking
about
the
$10,000
hour
so
how
far-fetched
is
it
really?
Anyway,
congratulations
to
the
nine
surrendering
firms.
You’re
the
butt
of
all
our
jokes
and
now
you’ve
officially
made
it
into
the
funny
pages.
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Patrice is
a
senior
editor
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A
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