Life — January 19, 1928 — page 19: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This political cartoon satirizes the relationship between the Administration and a Congressional majority. The figure labeled "Administration" sits in a chair while another labeled "That Congressional Majority" holds a banner reading "Surrogacy" (or similar). The cartoon appears to comment on the Administration's dependence on or control by the Congressional majority—depicting it as a kind of puppet arrangement or false autonomy. The intimate domestic setting (bedroom with window) suggests the hidden nature of these political dealings. The satirical point: despite appearing independent, the Administration is actually controlled by or beholden to Congress, an arrangement presented as a familiar, recurring political pattern (hence "an old, old story"). The specific legislative conflict referenced is unclear from the image alone.