Reflection (On House of Representatives)

Lately the House of Representatives has been under the watchful eye of the public.  People have been watching to see what they are going to do about some of our major problems in the United States.  Like the millions of jobless citizens in the US.  Are they going to extend the bill for jobless benefits or are they going to block it?  Well according to the public opinion poll that was taken on November 15, just three days before the decision was made regarding the extension of the bill, there was major support for the extension of the jobless  benefits bill, with 83% of Democrats, 80% of Independents (they can also be called a political elite because they may be a small group in politics but their votes do make a difference in the outcome of whether or not something passes), and 55% of Republicans supporting it.  But on November 18, according to political cleavages, the extension of the bill was blocked with votes of 258 opposing it and 154 supporting it, which means that it didn't get the 2/3 votes for it to pass.  And the sad part about this block is the fact that millions of unemployed people will not receive any more money after December 1.  This also means that some of the Liberals(Democrats)  did not vote for this bill.  Which gave the Conservatives (Republicans) the upper hand in this vote. 

 *(This is a picture of a woman at a job fair applying and looking for jobs.  She also just applied for unemployment benefits last week.)
In my opinion, being a moderate, I don't think the bill for unemployment benefits should have been blocked.  I think it should've been extended until the end of February, but only for those people who are truly looking for a job.  Now how will they know if someone has really been looking for work I don't know.  I suppose they could really look into the places someone has applied for but I think that would take to much time and the people of the House of Representatives don't have that kind of time, because they deal with so many things in a day that they just wouldn't have time.  So because my political ideology isn't fully developed yet, because I still don't really have set beliefs and values on politics, I went to the Internet and people and asked was the House of Representatives right for blocking the extension of the bill.  And after reading and hearing what people from the political socialization have said I'm not really sure if I agree with myself when I said I think the House of Representatives should have extended the unemployment benefits.  I mean because when you look at the pros and cons of this bill they kind of match.  Like, yes these benefits will help millions of unemployed people, but if this bill were to be extended to the end of February the cost of it would add $12.5 billion to the nation's debt.  And after analyzing all this information I think I am a true moderate because I do understand where the Republicans and Democrats are coming from.

*( People are waiting in line to get a job at a job fair)
http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/pm-report-house-votes-down-jobless-benefits/E7EB9795-D4BB-4B5E-882F-CAF45B9E2A6C