The Two-Sided Road

I'd like to start my response to Candace Fitzgerald's "Republican Freakout" post by describing myself briefly: I am a 17-29 year old Hispanic male who is planning on studying engineering in college. Also, another big belief: I'm a Republican, yet I am not freaking out. Although not all Republicans are "Rich, White, Racist, Liars, Hateful, Arrogant, Childish...  Religious Zealots, Self-Centered, Narrow-minded, Stubborn, and Silly," it seems as if she classifies them to be.

The media is, as a rule, more liberal than conservative. I'm not implying that they have a "socialist agenda," I'm just stating the facts. Republican Joe Wilson was out of line when he had his outburst, but he apologized formally shortly thereafter. Even though a Republican had that outburst, how is there a complete resistance? Sure, they don't see eye-to-eye on many topics, but how is that different from when Bush was President and there were Democratic representatives that didn't agree with him?

The Executive branch has been split between the two parties for a long time now, but, if you recall, Obama had the Democratic majority in BOTH houses. He could have passed the healthcare reform much easier then, but he didn't until later in his term. Once the houses of Congress were split, it became much harder to pass laws, as she said. It is important in any situation to see both sides, but both parties are sticking to their own beliefs rather than trying to work together. Overall, the blame for gridlock goes both ways due to rigidity of beliefs, and, therefore, both parties need to work towards moderation and cooperation.

The Tea Party faction is some of the worst of the worst, in my opinion, of the Republican party. However, I wouldn't liken them to the KKK because that is a little drastic. Have they killed anyone? No. Yes they are racist, but it is not to the extent of the KKK's hatred. All of their general characteristics aside, they do hold core views about the government that could aid us. Like every other party, they plan to reduce spending and the deficit, but they also value smaller central government. The framers of the Constitution did find that a small central government could not get much accomplished, but what would they say about the size of our government today? It's massive. The Tea Party is the farthest right in the party, much like the Socialist party is the farthest left of the Democratic party.

Mitt Romney, or "Mitt-Freaking-Romney" as she names him, is a confident and well-off individual, yes, but what else is bad enough to warrant the "Freaking?" He actually is quite liberal in some of his views, so what is wrong with that? Also, Romney was chosen due to his oratory skills as well as his resources. Money, believe it or not, plays a big role in election and nomination. He was able to get his name out there to win the nomination, but most people simply disliked him because he was rich; he couldn't "relate" to the people. Believe it or not, Obama isn't doing so bad either.

Another question, when is it the case that the party that does not hold the presidency isn't freaking out? The only time I can recall was on 9/11/2001; no one doubted President Bush's actions against terrorism. After that, however, Democrats were "freaking out" as well because of his persistence in Afghanistan and Iraq.

From her editorial sounds as if she is Democrat rather than an Independent, as she identifies herself. This isn't bad, but it might shed some light on the very strong opposition she holds against Republicans. If they are, as she claims, "alienating everyone who isn't rich, white, and christian," how am I a Republican? Shouldn't I be alienated? She states that Republicans have irrational emotional strategies to govern, but what are they? Although companies are not people, they are made up of people who work hard to make a living. Both parties receive donations from companies; how else would they pay for campaigning? The main point I want to bring to light is that the blame, the fault, the silliness, the bias, and the need for improvement goes both ways.