Political Cartoon 1/15

1. This cartoon is by Taylor Jones.
2. The cartoon shows Republican candidates Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, and Ron Paul as "capitalist birds."
3. All three candidates favor a more open market with fewer regulations and lower taxes, which the cartoonist does not agree with, as evidenced by the portrayals of Romney as a vulture, Gingrich as an overweight turkey, and Paul as an awkward duck. All three candidates are gathered around a carcass and bloodstained bills, which could represent the exploitation of the middle and working classes by big-money capitalists that would be allowed under a deregulated system.
4. The cartoon deals with the economic policies of three republican candidates.
5. I enjoy both the caricature and scientific names in this cartoon, especially N. butterballus as Newt Gingrich and Oddus duckus as Ron Paul. I also agree with the cartoonists seemingly negative view of the economic policies of deregulation advocated by the three candidates, as well as their greed.
6. The cartoonist is most likely liberal, holding a very unfavorable opinion of these three candidates.