Issue; Drilling for Oil

I think that this oil spill off the coast of Florida, while a horrible catastrophe, happened at the perfect time. Right when Obama was planning to fight for drilling right off the coast, a huge pump broke and is spilling out hundreds of thousands of gallons into the ocean daily. It will take weeks to drill a support tunnel and stop the flow. This spill will coat Florida's' and possibly some of the East Coat. I am, personally, extremely apposed to drilling for oil, anywhere. My more Democratic, Eco friendly side, wasn't the USA to break the addiction to oil, for the huge companies not to pay millions of dollars in taxes to foreign governments. We need to move forward, evolve. I understand that to drill would be a fiscally responsible move, for the present, but in the long run, breaking our oil addiction would work better. We need to create technology and be ready to lead countries like China into the "Green Revolution" , this will also be an fiscally responsible act. But rather than aiding us in this moment, it will secure the longevity of ourselves as a nation. Something that both parties are trying to insure.

Views on the Republican Party

While I dont usually associate myself with this party, there are definite positive factors along with the negative.

I find the fact that the party is united, fiscally responsible, and I agree with part of the Conservative theory. They move together, speak as one and have a singular position politically. This united front seems organized and strong compared to the disorganized, bad communication of the Democrats. While the Republicans have not been very responsible with money, they still have the reputation of being fiscally responsible. This, if it was true, would be hugely important and a wonderful trait of anyone. Something I strongly agree with, is the conservative views about institutions. The government is necessary for the development of people. Being self-centered is a natural part of human development and most people grow out of it. To grow out, education is necessary, and the government should provide that and any other necessary aids. In addition, people do not always make the best choices for themselves and their community: we can make disastrous choices that we do not see how it will effect the rest of society.

A negative is the lack of willingness to improve and evolve, they believe in "recapturing goodness", that we had the ideal once, and should work to get it back. I strongly feel that the only way to survive the situations that we have put ourselves in is to grow and change. Develop new technologies and change the way of thinking. I also strongly believe in things like the new health care bill, to which the Republicans are apposed. The way that Republicans favor large corporations also disturbs me. Corperations are not the future, and the administration under Republican presidents depend on them, and cater to them too much.

Veiws on the Democratic Party

While this is the party I usually associate myself with, there are positives as well as negatives, just as there are with any system.

A few factors of the Democratic party are; some of the liberal views in regards to institutions and government, the total lack of an organized front and the fiscal looseness. I have found that I believe that people, as a species, need a system or institution, to function smoothly in a highly dense and high pressure situations. The believe has translated to the idea that we need more institutions and bigger government, merely to give that support and nudge people down a more healthy path. While I do not agree that people are inherently bad, we do not always make the best decisions in regards to the future or others. (Might I direct your attention to things like Global warming, McDonald, and Cooperation) Democrats also have a reputation for being fiscally irresponsible, and while that is all bad, I seem to remember that it was the under a Republican administration that we went to two wars and decreased taxes. But, was it not under Clinton that are deficit was reduced? And now Obama trying to pull us out of an economic recession?

In regards to this party, I find more positives than negatives. This party tends to have a pro environment lean, a tendency to look forward and try to evolve, and many social ideas and freedoms that conservatives don't have, such as gay marriage and women's choice. I strongly believe that the Democratic attempts to increase awareness and develop new technology to preserve our earth is a necessity for the continuation of the human race. This spreading of awareness along with creating new, nontraditional solutions to problems especially when it comes to working to save our earth, is of huge importance. The issues of equality for all, things like gay marriage and stopping discrimination is also part of social evolution and is moving int he right direction. This kind of evolution is a key part to the adaption and continuation of humans as a species.

Under a President of this party this country has started to pull out of an economic recession, create more jobs and has strengthened its foregone relations. Obama has tried to takle this recession by making millions of new jobs instead of throwing money at huge corporations and waiting for it to trickle down. Our economy is staring to look up again, and he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, as encouragement and motivation in his negotiations with other countries.