It shouldn’t be surprising at this late date, but I’m still a little shocked at times at how Garry Trudeau phones in “Doonesbury” with unfunny political propaganda. (Every Sunday, you can gasp at the vast chasm in funny between “Doonesbury” and “Opus,” even when “Opus” is mocking conservatives.) On Sunday, Trudeau just lamely recounted the Slate website’s latest “Bushisms,” which reeks of a business back-scratching arrangement, since Doonesbury appears online at Slate.

By contrast, this week’s daily strips feature a young character’s valiant summer work for Obama’s “Fight the Smears” website, complete with web address.