Blogger, Eileen Smith, of In The Pink Texas wrote a humorous article concerning the presidential debate and its main theme: foreign policy. She felt that foreign policy is the main niche of Mitt Romney because he is constantly seen showing his concern by biking through the French country. However, Eileen quickly changes the subject. She mentions that Mitt Romney has pulled ahead in the battleground tracking poll; Romney's 49 percent trumps Obama's 47 percent, and these numbers are subject to a three percent margin error. Eileen calms the fears of her readers, and she mentions the unreliability of these polls. She references the polls from the 2004 election with Democratic nominee, John Kerry, and the past Republican president, George W. Bush. The 2004 polls indicated that Bush was pulling slightly ahead of Kerry, yet the voters knew that Kerry stood no chance against bush. Eileen concludes her blog post by asking a series of humors questions that she would like the debaters to answer. "General Zod remains a real problem, not only to our nation but the entire universe. So my question to you is, where is Superman?"
Eileen's speaks directly to her liberal readers. She addresses their concern over the battleground polls, and she makes an attempt to douse the fires. Her article contains a link that references the current standing of the polls that her blog centers around. This makes her blog more creditable. Eileen correctly notifies her readers that the percentages have a three percent margin of error, which further increases her writing credentials. She has one case here: Eileen makes it a mission to morph the debate into a satire. She pokes fun at Romney by mentioning his phony facade, and she feels that his shaky platform centers around his vague concept of foreign policy: his idea of foreign policy is a biking trip to France.
I align myself with Eileen. I too share liberal beliefs, and I feel that Romney has no substance as a president. The debates themselves seem to linear in their topic choices; you can only ask a question concerning foreign policy so many times before it gets played out. I love her sense of humor. Moreover, I would love the debaters to discuss a question that I feel the nation should have answered. Why did relinquish Pluto's title as a planet in our solar system? Was it really necessary, guys?
Monday, October 22, 2012
Monday, October 8, 2012
The Burdens of Being an Inmate.
On October 4th, 2012, the Statesman posted an interesting article regarding inmate's healthcare in prison. The post revolved around a disabled robber, Donald Carl Rash, who's medical condition leaves him vulnerable and completely dependent on Texas taxpayers for medical care. He has requested to be sent into a nursing facility, but his request has been denied by the Parole Board. Nevertheless, there have been instances where the Board has granted an inmate's demand for additional medical assistance, but the conditions have to show that the inmate is near death. An outstanding financial report reflects the decision of keeping sick inmates; the ward dumped $1.9 million in healthcare costs in 2011. As inmates get older, the more medical attention they will need. Donald says, "I've done bad things, but I want to stop being a burden to the people of the State of Texas and have some dignity before I die." That sympathetic statement had the publisher go off on a passionate quest for a solution to this problem.
The author preaches to the taxpayers of Texas that this issue needed to be fixed. The publisher wants the inmates to receive treatment outside of their respective prisons. This relieves some of the financial burden from Texas's taxpayers, and makes taxpayers nationwide responsible for the well being of the inmate. The author provides a candid testimony from the Senate Criminal Justice Committee Chairman, John Whitmire. In a nutshell, he states that by re-located the sick inmate to a proper medical units, the taxpayers could save millions of dollars, and the once dangerous criminals would cause no harm to the public.
This post contains a significant amount of financial reports, a poignant testimony from a Committee Chair, and a valid response to the issue of the sick inmates. Unfortunately, I would have appreciated a more specific outcome to the approval of letting inmates receive additional medical care. The author gave a direct estimate of past costs for the medical burden that inmates cause, but the only resolution states a vague amount of money saved; I would have preferred a more specific number. But that's splitting hairs. The audience is clearly targeted, and the solution is clear. I align with the author of this article.
The author preaches to the taxpayers of Texas that this issue needed to be fixed. The publisher wants the inmates to receive treatment outside of their respective prisons. This relieves some of the financial burden from Texas's taxpayers, and makes taxpayers nationwide responsible for the well being of the inmate. The author provides a candid testimony from the Senate Criminal Justice Committee Chairman, John Whitmire. In a nutshell, he states that by re-located the sick inmate to a proper medical units, the taxpayers could save millions of dollars, and the once dangerous criminals would cause no harm to the public.
This post contains a significant amount of financial reports, a poignant testimony from a Committee Chair, and a valid response to the issue of the sick inmates. Unfortunately, I would have appreciated a more specific outcome to the approval of letting inmates receive additional medical care. The author gave a direct estimate of past costs for the medical burden that inmates cause, but the only resolution states a vague amount of money saved; I would have preferred a more specific number. But that's splitting hairs. The audience is clearly targeted, and the solution is clear. I align with the author of this article.
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