In the article, “It
is Time to Disband the Republican Party” written by Thom Hartman, Hartman
states that he feels the Republican Party should be dissolved because it only
serves the wealthy.
According to
Hartman’s credentials, he seems creditable. He is an award-winning best-selling
author
and host of a nationally syndicated daily progressive talk show. I feel his intended audience is other
progressive Americans or members of the Democratic Party. Although he has many credentials, I do
not
feel he is creditable because he proclaims that today’s Republican Party hasn’t
done a single
positive thing for “We the People” in nearly 100 years. I don’t think it is very realistic to state
that the
Republican Party has not done one positive thing in the past 100
years. This is biased reporting and
does
not seem as though he is looking at the Republican Party from an unbiased
perspective. I do agree
that the
Republican Party needs to be restructured, but do not agree that it needs to be
disbanded.
Hartman states that today’s
Republicans don’t care if millions of Americans can’t get access to
lifesaving
and affordable health care, and they don’t care if millions of Americans are
struggling to put
food on the table each and every night. I don’t think it is an accurate statement
that all Republicans
don’t care about families having food or insurance. I know many Republicans who care about the
welfare of the lower class. Hartman
states that the Republican Party is completely corrupt. Again, this
is a broad statement.
Unfortunately, I feel that in today’s politics all political parties have some
corruption within them. No party is all
good or all bad and it is up to us as voters to make wise
decisions on who we
support. I choose to vote on the
candidate rather than the party.
smirking chimp.