A Response to Mr. Romo's Article

I would like to start off by saying that there are some parts of Mr. Romo's article that I agree with, but then there are other parts that I absolutely do not. I very much agree that our nations debt should have been highly considered during this campaign. The candidates spent little to no time discussing actual policies, at least any realistic ones, and the media coverage failed to provide the american people any evidence of our candidates solutions. I also agree with Mr Romo's suggestion of placing more funding within our school systems. America is ranked relatively low in education when compared to the world, and a more educated public could lead to better policies and more informed elections. Also as Mr. Romo brought up, better funding in the schools could allow some great minds to develop and provide new, fresh ideas to better our Country. Now, I do not agree with Mr. Romo's idea that the current administration has left us in a "finical crisis". We are very much not still in the hole that former President George W. Bush left us in. Obama's white house has made huge strides in alleviating the finical burden we previously had. I also do not think Mr. Romo's accusation of Obama's administration focusing solely on healthcare and foreign affairs is accurate. While the majority of his work, at least what was most talked about, is in these fields, the current President has done quite a lot in all areas of American life. I do agree that we need to cut military spending, however, I am not sure how realistic this may be given the situations we have found ourselves in. Mr. Romo's argument that our representatives should focus more so on our country than on attacking each other rings very true. To make this country the super power we claim to be, we need representation that cares about, and focuses on it's people rather than re-election and advancement. The underlying message of Mr. Romo's article was very good, and I hope someday we will have a national government what truly works for our benefit as a whole, rather than themselves.

Obama's Legacy

I am sick of this current election, and woefully pessimistic about our nations future with either candidate; so instead, I want to highlight some achievements of our current President, Barack Obama. I am sure some people will disagree with me, but Obama has done some great things in his 8 year presidency. Over the course of his two terms, unemployment has gone down, crime rates across the country have gone down, we successfully pulled out of a recession, and our economy is, slowly, starting to grow. Gay men and women are now allowed to serve in our military, as well as legally marry each other. Carbon emissions have plummeted, and credit card companies can no longer spring hidden fees on us. Obama has done all of this, and I haven't even gotten to the healthcare reform or higher education.

Obamacare has, well, gone down in flames. It did not have the intended effect and many Americans are still angry about it. However, at least he tried. He tried to come up with a reform policy that would provide affordable healthcare to low income families. He tried to ensure our health and safety by being a 'dad' and forcing us to get insurance. He evoked his executive powers to push his policies through a Republican congress for the benefit of all Americans. Unfortunately this plan failed. Obamacare is in shambles and has lately caused more harm than good for many families; myself included. At least he tried, which is something compared to the nothing everyone else has been doing.

But, little does the public know, or care to know, passed along with the Affordable Care Act was also the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act. This was an addendum that allowed Democrats to weasel around the Republican filibuster and pass both acts with hardly any Republican votes. The important thing about the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act is that layered inside this healthcare reform was a section that would give a huge reform to the student loan program. The bill would allow a budget of $36 billion to expand the Federal Pell Grant, which provides funding for low income undergraduates, as well as a revolutionary student-debt relief that is quietly shifting the burden of student loan debt off of the shoulders of low income students and instead spread around to all taxpayers.

All of this is merely a snapshot of his domestic policies alone. Obama has done some wonderful things for our Country, but we have been to preoccupied to notice, or have focused too much on something we didn't like and missed all the other good and decent reforms this man has attempted. Obama was a great man, less of a politician, and more like a dad to Americans. Everything he did for us was with the best of intentions for all Americans as a whole, and he continued to work hard despite an entire Congress against him, and little recognition from us. Obama will be sorely missed once this election is over and we have chosen one of the two monstrous anti-humans as our next president.