The satire in this cartoon is to focus on how the safety net the Mitt Romney proposed is not safe at all. The poor fish caught in the net with the other fish mentioning how this so called safety net does not feel safe is to display how the Mitt solution of having a safety net is actually sending us to danger. Fish that get caught in a fishing net will be killed for food, although we will not be killed its to show how his, Mitt Romney, plan for his safety net is actually dangerous for the American economy and especially for the poor. This relates to the topic of GOP presidental nomination and when people look at this they see danger for the fish in their future. People may use this as an example and stray away from backing Mitt Romney.