Changing subjects so fast we all die of whiplash

It's actually quite bizarre that he just abandonded the dubious "OMG TEH LIBRUL'S DAUGHTER IS TEH CONSERVATIVE!!!!111" premise midstream. Heart wasn't in it, I suppose. Oh Bruce, what's happened to you? In the old days, you would have stretched that out for WEEKS.

(also, a less hacktacular cartoonist might have tried to get some character-based humor out of the situation. But I guess that would only apply to a cartoonist who tries to get humor out of things.)