Democrats

The Democratic Party has it's strengths and weaknesses. One of their strengths is their diversity. The writer of this article mentions this diversity. Utah for example, their Democratic delegation for the upcoming summer national convention. The writer of this article said;

"Look closely. You’ll see a couple dozen Utahns – black and white, rich and poor, gay and straight, young and old, men and women, Hispanic and Anglo, Mormon and non-Mormon."

That is something I like about the Democratic Party, they are culturally diverse in their delegations. It helps getting a view from each different side and makes the decision making process a little more open minded to all of what is out there in the world that needs to be recognized when making decisions; it can benefit everyone.

Another strength of the Democratic Party is their stand on Gun Control. I like the fact that they want to "strengthen gun control to reduce violence." That is a good thing because once the control on guns is stronger, there will be a less chance of careless violence happening if it is harder for some people to buy guns; there are people who buy them illegally. But for the people who buy them at a gun shop, this is a good thing. This site said;

"We increased federal, state, and local gun crime prosecution by 22 percent since 1992. Now gun crime is down by 35 percent."

That is a good outcome of their want to strengthen gun control, and in my opinion this was, and is, one of their good strengths.

And yet, everyone has a weakness. The weakness of the Democratic Party was its "failure of the Democratic Congress to come to a real showdown with the White House over the war." The reason for the writer of the article to say that was because in 2004, when everything, the presidency, Congress and such were controlled by Republicans. The writer would have thought that the Democrats would have taken a step back and try to see what they need to do to make sure it didn't happen again, but they didn't; it happened again in 2006.

Republicans

The Republican Party has it's strengths and weaknesses, just as the Democratic Party does. A strength of the Republican Party is it's view on Education. I like their stand on promoting school choice and home-schooling. I think it is a good thing that they give the parents more control on their kid's education because some kids listen to their parents more than school authorities sometimes. And theirs also the fact that it gives the right whether or not the parent wants to home school their kid is good because a parent knows what's best for their child and the fact that they have that choice to make is good. Parents really appreciate that. I also like that they support "achievement is basis for access to college" because with the way the economy and the world is going, students need to continue on to college and get a higher education so that they can be safe when trying to find and maintain a job when it is time.

Another strength of the Republican Party is their view on Jobs. Two of their views are to "Recognize that people depend on land for livelihood" and that "Small business deserves better treatment from government." I agree that small businesses deserve better treatment because it is the small business that are family based and usually have the best to offer. It is sad to see a business that has been passed down for many generations being treated poorly and possibly getting their business taken away from them. They've worked hard to get that store and they should receive some respect. I also like their other statement where people depend on land for livelihood. Think about farmers. They make all their money off of their land and what they produce. They need to be thought about and remembered. It isn't easy for them and they do what they need to support themselves or a family, and they need to be recognized.

And then the Republican Party have their weaknesses. In my opinion, one of the Republican Party's weakness is their view on Crime, but most of all, that they support the death penalty. There have been many cases where people have been tried and sentenced to the death penalty and after they have already killed the convicted person, they have been proven innocent but it was already too late. The death penalty in my opinion is too risky to put someone's life on the line especially if later on they may end up being innocent all along, it just isn't fair.

Siding With The Democrats

When it comes to Health Care, I stand along side of the Democratic Party. I like their stand and their views when it comes to the issue of Health Care. These are their views:

• Make sure everyone has access to affordable health care. (Nov 2006)
• Bush’s Medicare Rx program helps companies more than seniors. (Jul 2004)
• Expand coverage and cut healthcare costs. (Jul 2004)
• Every American should have affordable health insurance. (Aug 2000)
• Add prescription drug benefit to Medicare. (Aug 2000)

I like the idea that every American should have access to affordable health care and health insurance. There are many Americans who need it and weren't able to receive it before. I also like the fact of expanding health care coverage and cutting the costs. It makes health care more affordable and giving health care a more wide range of being able to help Americans. I am in favor of health care and stand along side of the Democratic Party's views.