In an editorial published on February 23, 2015 by The Washington Post titled, The Insiders: Why would anyone think Obama doesn’t love America? Plenty of reasons. Last week former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani claimed that President Obama "doesn't love America" at a fundraiser for potential Republican Presidential candidate Scott Walker. Author of the editorial Ed Rogers starts off with questioning Giuliani's comment about President Obama. "Is it possible that a reasonable person could think President Obama doesn’t love America?", he asked. YouGov's latest research shows that Americans do tend to think that Barack Obama does, in fact, love America. 47% say that the president loves America, while 35% agree with Rudy Giuliani that the president does not. Rogers describes himself as a "sufficiently intimidated, mostly tame Republican", where as you read the editorial you can sense. He tends to lean towards supporting NYC mayor Giuliani's comment but conveys his message to the audience in a neutral tone so he doesn't offend anyone. He points out the flaws of Obama's decisions while in office. Roger states, the fact is that a lot of Republicans do believe that Obama doesn’t clearly and consistently demonstrate his love for America in a way that they can always relate to. Many reason such as:  Obama is quick to let America’s enemies have their way, the Obama administration warned people about the prospect of an attack at the iconic Mall of America, yet the president won’t even put the words “Islamic” and “terrorist” together, Obama also has a famously strained relationship with the military. These reasons can point us to why someone would think that Obama doesn't love America.

This editorial is aimed at the people of America. We can assume that our President automatically loves his country because I mean come on he's the President. But his actions may contradict and make us question how much he really loves his country. This editorial doesn't Bash Obama as a president. Ed Rogers does a pretty good job at pointing out some flaws and makes one's mind question weather Obama's action was appropriate for the cause.

I agree with Ed Rogers in this editorial. There are the numerous odd incidents that cumulatively give us a picture of a president who doesn’t really care. I have a grandpa that is an ex navy seal and a boyfriends that is active duty army and I don't hear the end of it on how much they dislike Obama. As a president it's hard to please everyone. Truth is you can never please everyone. Do I think Obama loves America? Absolutely. Does he have a weird way of showing it? Yes indeed. There are plenty of reasons that suggest Obama might not love America but he is the President and I do believe his actions are for the common good.

On Wednesday, February 11, 2015, the New York Times published a news article titled, Funding Is Still Elusive for Homeland Security.  There is a crisis with funds for Homeland Security. A bump in the road has been met as Congress fights over immigration matters in the agency's annual funding bill. Without action by Feb. 27, the department's budget will shut off. There is controversy over what would happen if Homeland security shuts down. Some believe it would have a very limited impact on national security. I believe Airport security checkpoints would remain staffed, the Secret Service would continue to protect the president, the Coast Guard would stay on patrol, immigration agents would still be on the job. People would still do their job because once the shutdown is over they'll being receiving their pay. Despite the what ifs, The government should do its best to prevent such thing from happening.

This article is important to read because we as citizens are effected by crisis like these. Even if we don't feel the consequences directly, it will effect us in the long run. It is important to get the word out so that more people are aware of this issue and we can find a solution to it. With more problems being solve we can focus on moving forward to better the nation.