Saturday, May 15, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
This is My Sobering Outlook
Last night, I dreamed that my grandmother died in my arms. The one that is alive. Tonight was sort of like it right?...you know...except for the fact that I will only ever have one grandmother. There is always another season.
Sobering.
Sobering.
Obama on the Oil Spill
I'm glad that Obama is taking a hard stance on this. I hope they continue to make progress in protecting the environment, though I believe the extent of the damage has been blown out of proportion.
Cooper and Kids
Anderson Cooper interviewed some kids:
(CNN) - A white child looks at a picture of a black child and says she's bad because she's black. A black child says a white child is ugly because he's white. A white child says a black child is dumb because she has dark skin.Kids can tell more about America than others because they're so much more honest.
The Party Problem
Yesterday, I was talking about why I like David Cameron. He saw that his party was losing popularity and appeal, and that changes were necessary to reform his party. In order to do this, he chose to have the party adapt policies or stances that would attract new segments of the British population. The idea to change the parties stances seems to have gone over the heads of party leaders in the United States. Republicans and Democrats are hellbent on creating a partisan society. It's all about allegiances to the party and not about making the right decisions on getting things done. This stems widely from the fact that both parties have taken opposite stances on pretty much everything, and the only thing they have ended up agreeing on is their love for America. The problem is this partisanship makes it so they can't help America.
I wanted to focus on the Republican Party because I think they could be the more likable party if they decided to make some reforms. This is because I hate a lot of the social initiatives like healthcare, welfare, and other government institutions that the Democrats have created. I believe decisions should be made on what's right. I believe whatever helps America should be what is done. I also think that America has gone soft. It's not that we have too many people, but rather we've just become a fat cat nation. I'm not just talking about weight, we have become too complacent in our status as the leading nation in the world, so now we're struggling to get the wheels moving again. We need to become more competitive as a nation. I attribute a lot of this to the fact that we've gone against basic biological principles, namely Darwin's survival of the fittest. The strong should survive and the weak should die out. If you're saving the weak, it's not the strong that are paying the price, it's everyone. I could go on and on, but the main point is that the Republican Party's policies go more along these lines than the Democrats.
My main problem with the Republican Party is their leadership. Their leadership is more focused on creating partisanship through fear mongering than they are trying to do what's right. The policies are what dictate a party's appeal, and the policies of the Republican Party are archaic. To alienate certain demographics is just asinine. Their stance against many civil rights movements as well as religious and moral overtures in shaping these policies more than turns me off to policies they have right like the economy and taxes. Morals do have their place in politics, but religion should not be used to shape it. We should not be using religion to form opinions on abortion. We should not use religion to create prejudices against people. That's not the American way. They have no way in politics. They may shape your personal decisions on certain issues, but they have no place on the national stage. They need to ease off on imbuing religion into politics. They need to make wholesale changes to reach wider demographics not to get more people to vote for them but also to better America.
If the Republican truly care about America like the Tories care about Britain, they will be willing to compromise some of their policies because of their love for their country. They should be wanting to better America because as great as America is, there are things that need to be fixed. I find it hard to believe that the Republicans truly love America if they are so willing to divide it. The welfare of the nation should always be the number one priority. It always amazes me how individuals consider their own beliefs before those that will improve welfare of the nation. It's about time someone started to put more belief in America, the American People, and the American Idea.
Cameron's Coup
This is a great article on Cameron. Cameron is becoming my favorite politician because while he is from a party of several British ideals, he has looked to modernize the party to have become more inclusive in representing a wider scope of people. When there was a hung parliament, Cameron didn't sit back and wait for another election. He acted and brought together two parties of different ideologies. He plans to work together to better Britain. This is an important development in party politics. I hate partisanship and party politics, and I'm already amazed at what Cameron is doing. He has only been in office a few days.
Cameron's Coalition Cabinet Congregation
I like this guy already. I wonder if he played the Eton Wall Game.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
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