2. The only object in the cartoon is what appears to be a flaming SR-71 Blackbird. The choice of aircraft is significant, as the Congressional super committee which it represents was hyped as having unprecedented power and flexibility, just as the SR-71 was heralded as the greatest stealth aircraft at its advent.
3. The cartoon is quite serious, with only dry humor. The rhetorical question "Time to eject?" illustrates the perceived failure of the Congressional super committee to achieve its goals.
4. The cartoon deals with the Congressional super committee set up to agree on a viable long term plan for cutting the deficit. The committee was given extraordinary powers, but still managed to get nothing done.
5. The cartoon advises the super committee to pass some resolution that will do something positive before partisanship makes it impossible.
6. The cartoonist is jaded by the sluggish progress of a gridlocked Congress, and the super committee's failure simply reinforces his cynicism.
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