2013 German Rose Monday carnival floats satirize the political scene

US school security checkpoint [source]

Gérard Depardieu as Obelix pleads with Putin on behalf of Pussy Riot [source]

FIFA President Joseph Blatter and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff flattening favelas to prepare for World Cup [source]

Roman Catholic bishop covering up sex scandals [source]

Greek protesting against austerity measures draws a Hitler moustache on Angela Merkel [source]

Resignation of German Secretary of Education Annette Schavan following plagiarism scandal
(contrast with Joe Biden and his subsequent career) [source]

Euro crisis: Angela Merkel as an unhappy pig suckling troubled nations [source]

“In true splatter-movie style, this float shows the disastrous impact on Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit of the city’s persistent failure to complete construction of its new airport. Wowereit resigned as supervisory board chairman of the project in January — but has rejected calls to step down as mayor of Berlin.” [source]

“Pussy Riot” attacking both Vladimir Putin and the Orthodox Christian Church [source]

Comeback attempt of Silvio Berlusconi portrayed as screwing the EU [source]

From the Mainz carnival: China (the pump) is inflating the US
[click to view photo gallery by Dawn Spaulding]