The End again

sorry I didn't get the rest in before I published

• Instead of using my generation because most of my friends are older I'm going to use the military. Which is mostly republican. We have Fox News on at all times in our office and I don't know anyone that I work with that voted for Obama. If they did they definately were not fessing up to it.
• I'm going to continue to be in the Air Force and who knows about the future...
• Had a good time in class! See ya in August!

The End

• I enjoyed the "Where did the Money Go?" class because I like being able to bitch about taxes and spending without looking like an ignorant butt. That and I genuinely like knowing where the money goes.
• The class that was probably my least favorite was the one on public opinion because I don't feel that its something that a class needs to take up. This is because I think people understand how public opinion plays into politics and the rest have google.
• I had a fairly good amount of knowledge about government but I definately learned quite a bit in this class.

Museum Part 2

I learned about the history of McLean County over the last couple of centuries and the impact its leaders and community had on the United States as a whole. Also, how agriculture and industry had impacted those leaders and members of the community. It is important to know the history of where you live, however it tends to get missed when you haven't grown up in the area. Newcomers to an area are to busy with moving, jobs, kids, school, etc. to take the time to notice.
The reason I've never visited the Museum is because of the reasons mentioned before (minus the kids part). When I do get two seconds to breath its usually spent doing other things that I've neglected. There is definitely a connection between politics and McLean County (hence the Political Gallery) but going through the different galleries you see the impact on politics from the Vietnam War to Lincoln's famous "Lost Speech" that catapulted the Republican Party into view. Also the displays for women suffrage, all of the past wars, and even agriculture and industry play into politics. We already talked about the Vietnam War display and obviously that is what interested me. It was a very nice display but I think the POW/MIA section could have been bigger and better attributed to these soldiers. I don't think hardly anyone of my generation or the one before mine, for that matter, even come close to understanding the horrific pains and torture that these soldiers went through. That is something that holds true and dear to my heart and I didn't like to see it put off in a corner like it was in this display.

The Museum before

I've never been to the Museum or courthouse. This would be because I just moved here six months ago and haven't had a second to breath since I moved here. It would be interesting to see the museum and to know more about the history of this area since I plan on being here for quite a few years. It does matter since it is important to know the history of where you live.

I seem to be in the moderate to liberal side of things. There is no one on the chart that was anywhere close to me so I have no idea who I would be linked to. I'm not really surprised by where I fit. I consider myself a liberal republican (I know that's an oxy-moron but that's where I place myself). I believe some social issues are morally wrong but I don't believe the government has the right to step in and have any control over these issues. Economically I believe for the most part that the government should also stay out of things also. I despise the welfare and social security systems because I believe they are too easy to take advantage of and too many people abuse the system.

Like I said I have voted republican both in the 2004 and 2008 elections and have not been able to vote in any other elections but I'm not such a strong republican that I wouldn't look at a democrat. What I noticed about the GOP website is it was being rebuilt so hopefully it will come back much more user friendly and helpful. One thing I truly believe hurt John McCain in the last election was the republicans inability to use the web or atleast to use anywhere close to what Obama did. Also what I noticed was the giant tin-man on the homepage saying that we were under scrutiny. This is just alluding to the democrats need for a large and costly government which most republicans do not like. This would be a case of the now Government Motors formerly known as General Motors.

Sorry this is getting in late, I had to work.