The Donkey or The Elephant?

Democrat or Republican? Obama or Romney? Yup, it is indeed that time of year again where it seems all everyone wants to talk about is politics. It’s that time of year again where people who know absolutely nothing about politics, pretend like they do. Everyone has their own opinion now and it seems more and more people are on the edge of their seat with who will win this year’s election to run the country for four years. Do we keep the same president we have had the last four years or do we elect someone new to change things up for the country? This post isn’t meant to bash anyone’s beliefs or put down any political figure, but in my very strong opinion, it’s time for Obama to go. 

  

Lately, we hear a lot of talk about the debt our country is in and the economic crisis we are dealing with. But has anyone really put it into perspective? Many times, the Democratic Party is quick to blame President George W. Bush for the increase in the national debt. But, right now as I type this sentence the national debt stands at $58,488,258,684,141 and increases each second. The national debt increased by $4.899 trillion when Bush was president for two full terms, eight years in office. Since Obama has been elected, only four years ago, the debt has increased by more than $4.939 trillion. The day Bush gave the title as “President” away to Obama, the national debt stood at $10.626 trillion. Look at the increase now in under four years. Do we really want a president in office another four years who puts us deeper into debt rather than pulling us out of the mess of an economy?

 

While reading an article from the Republican Party, I stumbled across a sentence that really got me thinking. It read, “American companies must be more competitive in the world market, and we must be aggressive in promoting U.S. products abroad and securing open markets for them.” I don't believe i could agree with this sentence any more than I already do. As a country, the United States is very dependent on goods from other countries. We need to start exporting more goods than we import. The United States has a very large trade deficit with China and Japan and the Republicans plan to stop that. I believe it would be very beneficial to sell more American made goods in America, as well as around the globe. The republicans would put this plan into action and help to pull us out of our debt. If we are ever going to have a strong economy, we need to stop relying so much on other people’s economies and being relying on ourselves. 

In the week following the first set of presidential debates, Obama has made quite a fool of himself. While I don’t agree with the republicans plan to cut government funding for public television, I strongly disagree with President Obama’s decision to constantly discuss Sesame Street for the past week. Even though the president of PBS Paula Kerger makes $632,233 a year, government funding of PBS is not a huge issue in the United States. Why is the President, someone who is supposed to lead us out of tough times, suddenly obsessed with the idea of Big Bird and his friends? Shouldn't he be worrying more about the national debt, the unemployment rates and taxing? With elections just around the corner, this was not a smart move for Barack Obama. Being a republican, I laugh at the fact that Obama has become overly obsessed with one small idea from Mitt Romney’s plans as president. I find it funny that he has spent the last week discussing the idea and making jokes of it. Romney himself stated "These are tough times with real serious issues. So you have to scratch your head when the president spends the last week talking about saving Big Bird." There is so much truth to this statement. Do we really want someone in office who has spent a whole week discussing Big Bird, rather than actual political issues? 

Being a strong minded republican, often times it is hard for me to agree with a statement made by the Democratic Party. But, while reading a republican article, I came across a statement that I highly agree with. It said “Abortion is an intensely personal decision between a woman, her family, her doctor, and her clergy; there is no place for politicians or government to get in the way.” I myself am pro choice and I believe that every woman does have the right to choose for herself. It isn't the president’s place to tell her no, it’s no one but her own decision. If she feels that it is right, then she should be able to make that decision. It is her own decision no one else’s and no one but herself will face the consequences. I personally would never choose an abortion for me because that is who I am. But, I do believe that everyone should have the right to choose to keep the baby or abort the baby. It’s a personal choice between a woman and her body, not a government choice. 

           

 While viewing a comparison chart of Republican and Democratic views, I saw the column about gay marriage. Under the Democrat side it said “support”. I strongly agree with the democrats on this one. I believe that no one should be told who they are and are not allowed to love. If a man and a man love each other, then so be it! If a woman and a woman love each other, they should be allowed to be together! It does not affect anyone’s lives accept their own. I also believe that you are born gay, it is not a choice but that’s a whole different topic of discussion. It is not the government’s decision to tell a couple if they are allowed to marry or not. Each individual being should be able to marry the love of their life and should be able to express their love for each other without the hate and ridicule. I agree 110% with the Democrats on this topic because I don’t believe one should be told they can’t love the love of their life just because they are the same gender.




What’s one of the most debated topics in recent months? In my opinion, legalization of marijuana is talked about more than any other legal issue. The Republican Party is against the legalization of marijuana and I agree with them completely. Maybe my opinion is biased, but I have first hand watch marijuana completely rip apart a family. I've never heard such things said between people who were supposed to love and support each other. But I watched lives literally crumble all because of marijuana. I know that many people like to believe it’s so harmless and it’s simply a plant. But it’s what the plant does and causes that many others, such as myself, do not like. I would hate to see the day where you could walk into any gas station and purchase yourself some marijuana. So, I stand with the republicans when they say they oppose the legalization of marijuana.