STRIP FOR Apr 3, 2009

Hey KevinKunreuther, try not drinking so much of that Reagan kool-aid. On the other hand, people in government posts didn't have much to do under GWB especially if they were regulators of the financial industry. See where that got us. Of course, playing with these stereotypes makes good humor. Just recognize it as humor and don't take it too seriously.

Let's think for a moment about the overqualified temp.
She claims she was a former U.S. Ambassador to Brunei and a U.S. Undersecretary to Commerce. Invisible, menial government posts. She probably fired her office staff just so she could have a something to do, even if it was sharpening her own pencils and moving pieces of paper from one part of the office to the other. She probably opened her own mail, which was few and far between, and were usually a pithy few "heckuva, job, Marlene!" telegrams from the White House.
She may be very degreed and have some personal wealth and after years of menial unrewarding government service, she resigned (without anyone noticing she had flown the coop) and tried her hand at private sector. She has an inflated sense of self worth, and despises her superiors for not recognizing her talents and deploying them to full advantage. This is her fifth office temp job, and she is furious.
A perfect minion for Dogbert, who would recognize her value, know how to jerk her chain but win her love and respect for his own devices.
Marlene the Office Temp is the Anti-Asok.

Hey, I was right, it is Marilyn Quayle!

Reminds me of Marvin from Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy !