Sunday, May 9, 2010

Democrats on Health Care

So I will be looking at two different views on health care:



I found both extremely intriguing, but I think that it is more important for the government to protect its citizens than it is to worry about the time in which certain bills are passed. Also, Boutsany mentions several ideas for health care reform that Obama dismissed at the conference, and others were incorporated into the bill in other ways.

Friday, May 7, 2010

Republicans

When first logging on to GOP.com, I find that the site seems to have a greater aura of ruining the Democrat's reputation than it has actual information. The biggest thing I see on the page is a graphic leading to a blog post entitled "Debunking Dems". This graphic fades into another one advertising T-shirts with slogans such as "Fire Pelosi" and "proud conservative". I am not very politically opposed to the Republican platform , but I am opposed to people being so obnoxious as to display their feelings about someone in Washington as they are in office. I would like to make myself clear that I find it just as repulsive when Democrats were wearing t-shirts insulting President Bush while he was in office. I believe that our President is elected by the people and the decisions he makes and the people he appoints should be respected by the American people, even if they are opposed to them.
I find the Republican radicals just as irritating as those who are Democrats. The fact that the Tea Party is incorporated demonstrates one reason with my frustration of the movement. They claim to be a grassroots movement and in alignment with the thoughts of the founding fathers, but I fail to see when the majority of America became accepting of making an intellectual movement a corporation.

Democrats

Going onto Democrats.org, one can see the party's main values and beliefs. The layout of their web page leads the eye right to a large graphic reading "Vote 2010" and right to the right, another graphic leading to information to health care. The site gives off the air of a genuine concern for the people of America. I tend to agree more with the Democrats, but just as much as any party, Democrats can, and often do, "loose their heads" in regards to the the way they approach their beleifs. One site maintained by these Democrats is moveon.org. I find people who are trying to change society as much as the these radicals and are trying to get away from corporations and media are being naive, because in America, everything has always been about money, and always will be.