Political Cartoon # 3

For my third Political Cartoon, I chose one that depicts Barack Obama as a firefigher who wants to save the day, but can not in the specific situation because he is not the president until January 20th, 2009. I found the political cartoon in the Washington Post, and it was drawn by Nick Anderson for the Houston Chronicle. The cartoon I chose was divided into two sections. The first section has a house going up into flames with the word, "Economy" on its roof. In front of the house is a man calling on his cellphone to the firemen saying, "Help! My house is on fire...how soon can you be here?" The then second part of the cartoon has Barack Obama dressed up in a fireman outfit recieving the call. Instead of saying,
"I'll be right there" Obama says, " January 20th..." This is significant because Obama will not the President until January 20th, where he can officially help the economy as the President. I really liked this political cartoon!