Obama and the Oil Spill: A Loathe Story

If there is any humor in a political cartoon then it will be satirical humor.

Political cartoons are made to graphically depict a political situation in a way so that people may understand the situation better. Or they are meant to make a political point understandable in a graphical manner.

If you want funny, then go to the funny pages. But even there you will find about half of the cartoons are not funny, per se, but are trying to make a political or social point.

As a nation we are losing our sense of humor. But being in overwhelming personal and public debt, with 10% unemployment, in a continuing recession that is causing real personal pain for many, and at war for seven years with no hope of winning because no one has defined what "winning" would be, can do that to you.

These Cartoons are the least bit funny, they may have a point but totally lack humor

There is nothing funny about de-regulation that brought us this disastor. There is nothing funny about the state of the Gulf. Its just one more perfect example of how failed legislation in the form of de-regulation ends up costing we tax payers in the end. From Wall Street to the Gulf, same outcome, same end results and the same old crowd out there cheering for more. Its not funny, its sad and a reflection of why were in the shape were in. And to associate this spill with Obama is just intellectually dishonest but thats whats happening by the very people that made sure this could happen with their failed polices and corruption.

And, just where does the buck stop?

I would suggest that it's his job. Time for these public servants to take credit for the quality of work we're getting from them.

It's going to get a LOT worse. It will enter the food chain in the Gulf and if it does make it around and into the Gulf Stream I can only imagine the consequences our already pulverized domestic seafood industry will suffer. Plenty of job openings at the EPA coming.

THE WORLD HAS NEVER SEEN WHAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN!!!!!!! (MARK MY WORD, IT WILL HAPPEN.) WHEN WE GET A HURRICANE THAT COMES ASHORE,IT WILL PUSH ALL OFF THE CRUDE OIL DEEP INLAND.THEN THE CRUDE OIL WILL CATCH FIRE , AND THE COAST WILL BURN FOR THOUSANDS OF MILES! HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE

Does it seem strange that no one has brought up the fact that the gov't agency responsible for allowing the permits for BP is never mentioned? MMS (a government agency that should have been watching out for the permits oil companies were being granted) was too busy watching porn and copying the pencil statements from oil companies and authorizing these drillings without making sure how safe it was.

Now Obama wants to tell the American people that the reason is because there isn't any oil in shallow waters? EPA has stopped the drilling closer to shore and forced deep sea drilling. EPA has stopped drilling in safer areas on land (ex: Alaska.)

It would be great if we had the ability to use "green" energy (solar, wind turbines, etc.) but this will take time. Let's use our own oil fields to reduce our dependence on foreign oil until we can bridge the gap. Eventually we can but our main concern should be to use our own oil until we can shed our dependency on foreign oil.

I would suggest it is his Waterloo.