• This political cartoon is one of the more humorous ones I have seen recently though it shows a very tragic scene of a starred guy’s house burning down. The meaning behind the cartoon is also very good and clear, which is good because it automatically makes sense to everyone and thus connects to a lot more people’s brains. The simplicity with which the cartoon shows the probable peril which our economy may suffer before Obama even comes into office. This peril is very well understood by many as well as our economy continues to spiral downwards towards a dangerously low level.
• I believe that the economy will get much, much worse as time goes on and it will continue to suffer even as Obama comes into office. It will only get better, however, once the new administration comes up with some recovery legislation to really get some of our economy’s core institutions. Once our economy has a firm base to grow on, only then will our economy finally be able to restabilize itself. So I do think the cartoon does a good job of simplifying the current situation, but I think that Obama and his buddies will reach the house as construction workers, not firemen.