Editorial Argument

For my Editorial I went to the most recent New York Times newspaper. It is titled One Last Chance for Energy published September 28, 2008 only one day ago from this blog post. The author makes the claim in the first paragraph by saying that the congress has made no progress in the energy policy, and indeed they have gone backwards. I think that the authors purpose is very important to the perilous times we are in concerning the environment, and through strong and specific evidence. The author takes a very logical approach to her argument, basically pointing out how the disagreements in Congress are leading to our country's demise. The author also makes it seem ethical, that it is right to notice these problems and act, rather than look the other way. She almost made me feel as a reader that I should get up and do something about it, and through this it made me trust the author which seems exactly what she is trying to get across. The author uses very interesting logic, she points out the problem, then shows a possible solution that one side of congress come up with, but then shows how the other side contradicts it, thus showing the never ending cycle that ultimately leads to nothing getting solved. It is a very interesting way to look at it, because it shows that we have good ideas of how to fix these problems, but it is a matter of everyone agreeing on a solution. For me as a just the reader it makes me feel that the government needs to figure out a solution that satisfies both chambers of congress but it is obviously easier said than done. overall, I liked the argument, it made me think, it appealed to a good audience being the average reader, and strives towards a good purpose in solving the world's energy problem.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/29/opinion/29mon2.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper&oref=slogin