Health Care on the Menu

According to "The Right Standard" blog site, which leans toward the conservative right side, the article Health Care On The Menu discusses a pretty valid issue that Republicans against Obama's healthcare reform have.

The article speaks about the fact that with Obama's healthcare reform, it would be required by law for small businesses to offer their employees health insurance. This leads to the issue that small businesses cannot afford this and would be forced to raise prices on their products to be able to comply to the law. As a result, some customers may become angry and revenues will fall, possibly causing the small business to lose customers and maybe even close their doors for good. The article also mentions that cities as large as San Francisco have lost around two hundred small businesses in the last four years. This cannot be good. The writer believes that President Obama has not put into consideration all of the consequences that the Healthcare Reform may have.

This article is on a right leaning conservative website, which seems to me that it would be aimed at the right wing crew of Republicans but everyone should take this into consideration. It seems credible because of the embedded link that the blogger adds for Fox News.

I agree with the blogger on this issue because it is legitimate and it makes sense why this law has not been established in the past. Our future will pay for the mistakes made as long as President Obama continues to push irresponsible policies to satisfy his own political agenda.

Editorial Board- Our stump: Get out and vote

The article I found in the Editorial section of the Austin American Statesman was an opinion on the candidates in the upcoming primary election and the primary election itself which takes place Tuesday March 2nd. The author also touches on Texas being an all Republican State and the need for change with that, as well as elections for the Supreme Court Judge spot. The article seems to be leaning toward the left on the political spectrum and the opinions are fairly strong. The writer says, "Texas Republicans seem on the verge of nominating Perry for another four-year term, which would give him 14 years in office. Thanks for your service, governor, but we wish you would not have sought re-election." I find it strange that the intended audience for this article would seem to be Texans as a whole but as I read I felt as if it was aimed more at the liberal Austinites who love change. The main point the author is trying to make is that people (with a focus on the people of Austin) need to use the "most powerful tool they have" and vote. He does mention that a person should do their research before stepping into the poll booth though. I think that it is safe to say that the author is credible. I would say this because he/she works for the Statesman rather than being a guest writer for a political blog of some sort. I don't agree with everything in the article but I believe the writer makes valid points about important issues and I agree that the people of Texas should vote. Another thought, I gained respect for this author when he/she mentioned that the voters should remember to be kind and thankful to the poll workers as they make close to nothing for their long hours.