Political Cartoon #3

The cartoon is by Daryl Cagle of MSNBC.com. It shows a man-power-thing committing seppuku. It's suggesting that the nuclear power industry is so bad and is so dangerous, especially given the recent events in Japan, that it should just end, or as this cartoon suggests, kill itself.

Political Cartoon #2

The cartoon is "Proposed Cuts to PBS" by Daryl Cagle of MSNBC.com. It's referencing the current situation where many republicans want to stop the government from funding PBS. The elephant references republicans, and the Sesame Street characters represent PBS. There are bullet holes in the wall, suggesting that the elephant may have missed. The Sesame Street characters are blindfolded and smoking, which may mean that PBS is killing itself and it doesn't even know it.

Political Cartoon #1

The cartoon is "Westboro Baptist" by Pat Bagley of the Salt Lake Tribune. It shows Lady Justice holding up a scale that has the Westboro Baptist church and the first amendment weighed equally. Lady Justice is representing the Supreme Court who ruled that the Westboro Baptist church was allowed to protest at funerals. She is holding her knows to represent how the Supreme Court is ashamed of this decision, even though anything else might have been unconstitutional.