The purpose of this column is to make the reader aware of current events in politics and media and to explain the facts from both sides to get a real picture of the argument instead of having message skewed through mainstream media. This is one man trying to relate to college students the hot issues of the world so as to make the information for accessible. The column will present an opinion but will do the it’s best to only use opinions supported by lines of evidence.
Patrick Olds
– Opinions Editor –
What happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object is purely subjective.
Some in the national media have pretty much equated the newly elected Republican-led House of Representatives with an immovable object on spending and earmarks. In that same breath, the Obama administration could be compared to an irresistible force when he is doing his best to implement a very liberal agenda with skyrocketing deficits. Over the course of the next two years, the media will do its part to portray which side of the paradox concedes.
The point of this comparison is to put the 2010 midterm election results into perspective. Obama claims it was a lack of communication on his administration’s part, not a rebuke of his policies.
It’s understandable if he wants to dictate that public stance but behind those closed doors of the oval office he should realize that most exit polls showed voters highly dissatisfied with government spending and growth.
Thanks in large part to the enthusiasm of Tea Party voters, the Republicans were given another chance to fix the problems that plague Washington.
They must not forget that with a snap of the American public’s fingers they could just as easily be voted out in 2012.
It’s vitally important to understand the positions of each party and politician. Just turning on the news a couple of times a week will not suffice.
Media can be strongly biased in today’s world and people must utilize multiple news organizations and primary resources such as interviews or statistics.
The policy of the Obama administration has been to spend and his thinking is that it will be the best way to jumpstart the economy.
He has also increased he number of employees in the Federal government tremendously in the last two years. That is such a slippery slope because so many individuals seem to rely on the government for their well-being.
Most Republicans campaigned on an idea of freezing spending. Not to stop our government but to dramatically reduce spending across the board in order to control the spiraling out-of-control debt.
The United States’ debt to China is overwhelming and potentially crushing.
All politicians are now expected to “bring back the bacon” for their respective districts.
Republican leadership must stand by their campaign promise and make difficult decisions on cuts in the national budget. It must start somewhere.
The most difficult part of this implementation is that the programs people have come to rely on might be in jeopardy of having cuts. The question is how the media will portray the anticipated distance between the Republican House and the Democratic executive. Will it sound like the Republicans are trying to rob from the poor and reward the rich or that the Democratic president has overspent the country’s bank account while the Republicans work to fix it?
It’s a reality that the media leans liberal and that is why it is just as important for Republicans to stand by their campaign promises and make sure they don’t end up on the wrong side of the paradox.
