Metaphor: Train Wreck

This political comic is a depiction of former President George W. Bush meeting the then newly elected President Barack Obama. The metaphor portrays President Bush as the conductor of a “train wreck”, eagerly shaking the new, and seemingly shell-shocked, president’s hand. The train wreck that President Bush has left in his wake is meant to represent what critics called a disastrous administration. Bush’s greeting of “Howdy!” is representational of his Texas accent that was often the butt of jokes as well as his obliviousness to the “train wreck” he has caused. I believe the train has come to a halt upon meeting Obama who is now responsible for rectifying the train wreck, leaving it as is or fixing it.