Editorial #2

In a recent Huffington Post article, Dan Sewell discussed remarks from Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner regarding immigration reform. Boehner blamed his own party for basically being lazy and not wanting to act on the issue. Democrats feel that Boehner is not living up to the position he holds. I agree with Democrats in that Boehner is a key figure for the Republican party and even if his comments were didn't mean much to him, he has to understand that everything anyone in the public eye says will be blown out of proportion and heavily analyzed. He should be more professional if he doesn't want people to call him out or take what he says seriously and needs to stop blaming the President or his own party for issues that he can contribute to as well. Having said that, I also believe that both parties should stop being so quick to jump on anything the opposite says and not feel the need to overreact on little things when there are much larger issues than a couple comments someone might say. It's hard to work together when you are so focused on making the other one look bad. Nothing is getting accomplished because the government is too set on their image. It's a shame the government will only focus on the negative when feeding off of the positive can be a big step in leading to progress. All in all, the big issue is the relationship between the two parties and their inability to recognize that the overall nation is suffering because of their own hatred.