Final Blog

The goal of this blog was to not only keep me up to date with what was going on in congress but also got me thinking about things beyond the main point of the topic. As blog helped me a great deal when it came to understanding our most democratic branch of the US government. I was never one to really follow politics not because I'm not concerned as to the direction our country will go but I find other forms of news more entertaining and my political knowledge before this class was most through presidential debates.

Following Representative Jim Himes (D-CT) was not what I would call a highlight. Although he is my representative of the 4th District of Connecticut my views on some issues were drastically different than his. One topic in particular was the Iran Nuclear Deal because being an Obama Liberal of course he was going to support the deal but I had my concerns. For one thing it didn't change the fact that four American Hostages held in Iran were not freed and were not even part of negotiations to me is saddening. Also the fact that we can't go into Iran's nuclear facilities and inspect them ourselves is crazy. However some of the best moments in the blog is taking big news headlines and going beyond the words within the article. For example when John Boehner resigned I looked into not only why he resigned but also shed light into how far right and tea party some Republicans can be and being a moderate Republican Boehner just didn't pass the eye test with many in his own party. I also thought how congress could go if certain candidates were elected.

So in conclusion while my interest in politics compared to other forms of media is still very low this blog not only helped me shape my own political views but also let me get a better understanding of my classmates and their stances as well. Not everyone will think the same even if they affiliate themselves within the same party so it was great to read such a diverse collection of blogs and opinions. Before taking US Congress I was what you would call a political novice in that my political experience was through the mouths of others whether it was through television or my family. Now I have some sort of a mindset that is uniquely mine.