Political Cartoon Analysis This Cartoon

Political Cartoon Analysis This cartoon is attempting to show that people are blaming Obama for the BP oil spill fiasco in the Gulf of Mexico, and hence, his poll numbers are down. This cartoon symbolizes the frustration of the people who think Obama has not done enough in to fight the oil spill and begin to penalize BP for its negligence.

The cartoon also shows that despite what Obama and his administration have done to try and distract from the spill, the event and the subsequent environmental impact have begun to affect him politically, even though it wasn't his fault personally. The cartoon also reminds the viewer hat Obama is likely having to really overcome the background noise that has been generated by the spill in order to accomplish anything as a leader.

Much of the world's focus has turned o the spill, and other issues are not being addressed in a way that is prudent and fair. Perhaps the artist is also alluding to the fact that Obama himself is a bit disappointed in the public for tying the BP spill to his own responsibilities and actions as commander in chief. I disagree with this cartoon because I don't think that Obama's poll numbers were critically affected by the spill itself.

I feel as though Obama's inaction, or lack of decisiveness have led to people beginning to think he's a "do nothing" President, especially on issues that involve billions of dollars and big corporations that lobby for looser environmental restrictions and are hoping to shirk much of the responsibility of the BP oil spill to pin it on taxpayers.

People are fed up, I believe, with government bail-outs and as taxpayers are reeling from the recent Wall Street Bailout, Obama's poll numbers have declined as people begin to feel that taxpayers will again foot the bill for the BP oil spill cleanup. My cartoon shows Obama trying to tread water, first of all, all the while holding up his accomplishments for the world to see.

He struggles to even keep his head above water and as he begin to reach people with these accomplishments, a huge tidal wave of an oil.