Political Cartoons

1. This specific political cartoon is about how Margaret Thatcher was a very assertive leader and it seemed like she had plans to destroy the whole Soviet Union. She lead them against communism and was a very successful woman, however she was known as the Iron Lady, because she was strong. She was also disliked by many because of her creation of the decline of British Industry. i would grade this as a c, because its point was effective, but it was not as creative as it could have been.

2. This image is supposed to represent that the  next prime minister had very large shoes to fill after such an assertive and well-known woman who lead the country out of many problems. She changed their whole idea of a union and the next leader may not have been able to accomplish as much. I would grade this as a b, because it used a great symbol for the idea that she had very large shoes to fill.

3. This political cartoon is about how neither party can usually agree on something, but both parties agree that Obama's budget plan is irresponsible and they vote no. It shows Obama's disappointment and aggravation and he is trying to realize the good in both parties voting together. I love this cartoon and I believe it should receive an a, because it represents how we can never agree in the parties, but both agree that Obama's plan is a bad idea.

4. This image shows a man telling about his blues for our country. It's overly-exaggerated and shows how many problems we actually have in this country. It mentions about the white house having its celebrity party and then complaining about not having money and about how 1 in 6 Americans live in poverty. I think this represents a lot of problems in our country, and I would give this cartoon a b, because it is very accurate and the drawing is creative.

5. This image shows how Obama has been overly sensitive about the guns he has listed on the gun ban list. It shows that water guns could be used as assault weapons, and how ridiculous it is to think we can prevent violence just by changing the guns allowed in the United States.For this idea I would grade it as an a, because it shows Obama and both parties showing their discontent with the budget and the fact it twisted in the banned guns.