Political Cartoon Two

This week's cartoon featured in The Washington Post is definitely targeting the automobile makers and factories in Detroit, Michigan who think they deserve a huge bail out from the government from a depressing debt. The cartoon shows tires marks in circles off of a road and a car marked "Detroit" crashed into a tree with a man climbing out with a bottle in his hand saying "I have a plan!" Then there is a small man in the corner that might represent a Congressman, or some significant other, who doesn't seem to care. The man inside the car seems to be a CEO of an auto company who has been living life gloriously, not having to worry about money or problems, until now with the entire economy crashing.

I do not think that the auto companies should be bailed out for any reason whatsoever. They aren't going to make any money from the people even if they get bailed out. What the government needs to do is figure out a way to bail out smaller successful businesses who in turn would be able to pay for things such as a new car. The auto companies say they need money for production and jobs, but why do you need production if you aren't selling anything to begin with!? Keeping jobs on the other hand is semi reasonable, but sorry, they shouldn't get anything handed to them because a lot of Americans are losing jobs. If anything, bail out businesses at the bottom, or even at the middle, but most definitely not at the top.

Political Cartoon One

The political cartoon I picked is created by Tom Toles from The Washington Post. The picture clearly features Laura and George Bush leaving with their bags packed while The White House is burning with "Global Warming" written in the flames. Laura Bush asks "George, did you remember to turn the stove off?" and his atonishing reply is "Off??"
What I interpreted from this cartoon is that nothing that President Bush did helped to stop global warming and if anything, his policies and reforms just contributed to it. It shows that his irresponsibility led to the burning down of The White House and the flames polluting the air is further contributing to global warming. I think it is funny how Toles drew Laura Bush much larger than George, who is portrayed as a tiny rabbit-looking character. Maybe this is also showing how over the last several months, Laura Bush has been much more active in the country than our own President. Way to show him up!