Political Cartoon #5

This cartoon is basically saying that President Bush did a bad job while in office. He destroyed or "burned" many of the institutions of the United States Government and is leaving Obama to clean it up. I find it especially ironic that the environment is a burned tree. The cartoon also shows how much re-building Obama will have to do while in office. The speech bubble, "I'll pass the torch in juuust a minute...," serves to show that Bush is still doing damage in the last month of his last term. What he is burning is important because it is "Business Regulation" which represents a lot of the current problems with the economy. The torch, and the passing of it, represent the presidency, and it implies that the country will be safer if the flames are in the hands of President-elect Barack Obama.

Political Cartoon #3

This political cartoon is making fun of the incident when a shoe (or rather pair of shoes) was thrown at President Bush. This shows how disliked our curent president is in the world and the extent people will go to to insult him. In this cartoon the many shoes being thrown at Bush represent the actual shoe that was thrown at him, but also they represent the much larger issue of his inadequacy in the role of President. It is important to note that Bush is not trying to dodge these shoes, but instead closing his eyes, cowering, and hoping for the best.

Political Cartoon #4

This cartoon goes along with the new year. It shows an hourglass as the last number of 2008, and in it, a drowning man in the sand. This man represents the United States and how it has fared this past year. Looking back the "2008" represents all the bad things that happpened last year, and the hourglass shows the effect they had on the United States. The man is drowning in the sand because of all the problems that have come up over the course of the year, and the United States' inability to deal with them properly.