Why don't people vote as much anymore?

I think that the reason most people do vote today is because politicians have become more impersonal. They do not seem like individuals but rather like products, by that I mean when you vote for a political it feels like you are voting for a product. In this respect they are a lot like products, they have advertisement toting their "features" (what they will do for you) and cons of their competitors. I think that this why most people do vote because politics has become not what is good for the people but but stats, image, and sound bites. In short when people see these advertisements toting which candidate to vote for there is no difference between since they are a product and people I think will only truly come out a vote for a politicians who does not try to sell himself to get elected but instead genuinely tries to do something.

Obama and Interest Groups

Obama denounce interest groups and says he will not directly take money from them, however it appears that he still does to a degree. I think that this is typical of politicians, saying one thing and then doing another. Although Obama does not take as much from interest groups as other candidates, the point is that he still does take money from interest groups. I don't think politicians should be able to denounce interest groups on one hand and then take their money with the other.

Stimulus package problems

Although the House approved the stimulus package by a majority vote the senate did not, instead the Senate wants to add more money to the stimulus package. I think that this is typical of government, there is so much bureaucracy and petty squabbling that almost nothing gets down when it needs to get done. This stimulus package is time sensitive, if it does not get passed soon I think the economy will take a big hit.

Preparing for Primary Showdown

With the Hillary Clinton stepping up attacks on Obama's record in recent days, Obama countered that they are distorting his records. I think that this infighting within the Democratic party could hurt it when the presidential elections are up. The Democrats may split their own parties vote between the two candidates and when one of them emerges as the presidential candidate the people who supported the other Democratic candidate in the primary may not vote for the presidential candidate. I think the two Democratic candidates need to run a more civil campaign and not attack each other so much if they want the Democrats to win the presidency.

Economic Recovery

The Republics and Democrats seem to be co-operating for the time being to help get a stimulus package through. However as it says in the article this is a short term fix. I think that the two parties should work together to enact a long term economic policy and not just a quick fix. I think that this will hurt the economy in the future because there is no long term economic recovery plan.