Democrats

Finding out which political party best suits you is not a clear cut decision most of the time because often, people find themselves somewhere in between the two. I often find myself siding with the democratic party on many issues, although on different issues, I feel myself being more convinced by the conservative point of view.

There are things happening in the Democratic party that I agree with, and other things that disapprove of. The stereotypes of democrats often include: hippies, weak in terms of defense, pro-gay marriage, pro-choice...and the list goes on. Democrats are often seen as people that are young and/or poor. I find many of these stereotypes ridiculous and I side with this party's belief on the issues of gay marriage and abortion.

One of the cons of the Democratic party in my opinion is the party's weakness in the area of defense spending since I feel that this is an important aspect of our nation that should be taken seriously. Another thing about the party is that it seems to be full of people who I find annoying or borderline insane, but that isn't to say that there aren't a few people like that in the republican party. Another problem with the democratic party as a whole that is commonly brought up is their lack of togetherness or unity that the republicans seem to possess. A quote from humor columnist Dave Barry describes this problem:

The Democrats seem to be basically nicer
people, but they have demonstrated time
and again that they have the management
skills of celery. They're the kind of people
who'd stop to help you change a flat, but
would somehow manage to set your car on
fire. I would be reluctant to entrust them
with a Cuisinart, let alone the economy.