Current Events #2

Topic: U.S. Politics
Article: Scary Monsters
Source: http://reason.com/archives/2010/10/04/scary-monsters

Summary: The article is trying to tell us about how government growth is affecting the people and the society.  It says that many government officials are focusing their attention on minor problems and details, such as the Ground Zero Mosque.  Many officials talk about how the Obama Administration is messing up and doing things wrong.  Yet they either can't or refuse to specifically state what they will do to solve the problems.  Finally, the article says that they should be focusing on how the government is hurting the economy and obstructing freedom, instead of focusing on the popularity contest that is the midterm elections. 

Reaction: I found it interesting that the government is focusing on the minor problems instead of the major ones.  I also found it interesting that, although many people aren't happy with the Obama Administration, they also arent very enthusiastic about Republican ideals either.  What really grabbed my attention were the last two sentences- "Some day that transition will come to government. But only after we insist on it." It makes me think that the people as a whole aren't really trying to make a change either.  It seems to me that both the government and the people are at fault here.

World Impact:  The decisions of the U.S. Government are vital to the economy.  Every little action has an effect on people in the longrun.  The fact that the government is not focusing on recovering the economy and protecting freedoms is causing many more problems for people.  Not only that, but it is causing support for the government to decrease as well.  As this problem persists, more and more people will ecome disillusioned with the government, which will cause more political trouble in the longrun.